| Snowshoe Thompson: Further Confessions of Georgia Nicolson Harper Trophy Edition Contributor(s): Levinson, Nancy Smiler (Author), Sandin, Joan (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064442063 ISBN-13: 9780064442060 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $5.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 1995 Annotation: Danny wishes his dad would come home from Nevada for Christmas and writes him a letter to tell him so. When snow cuts off the mail until spring, only postman John Thompson can get through the Sierra Nevada Mountains to deliver his letter. "Based on a true story, this is lively historical fiction with a nice sense of character and adventure, [and] the illustrations are packed with feeling and action." --BL. Notable 1992 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Readers - Beginner - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Biographical - United States |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 90037401 |
| Lexile Measure: 500 |
| Series: I Can Read Level 3 |
| Physical Information: 0.21" H x 5.52" W x 8.34" (0.23 lbs) 64 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 14645 Reading Level: 2.2 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Danny wishes his dad would come home from Nevada for Christmas and writes him a letter to tell him so. When snow cuts off the mail until spring, only postman John Thompson can get through the Sierra Nevada Mountains to deliver his letter. Based on a true story, this is lively historical fiction with a nice sense of character and adventure, and] the illustrations are packed with feeling and action. --BL. Notable 1992 Children's Trade Books in Social Studies (NCSS/CBC) |
Contributor Bio(s): Levinson, Nancy Smiler: - Nancy Smiler Levinson has written many popular books for young readers, including Magellan and the First Voyange Around the World and the I Can Read Books Clara and the Bookwagon, illustrated by Carolyn Croll, and Snowshoe Thompson, illustrated by Joan Sandin. She lives in Beverly Hills, California. Sandin, Joan: -Joan Sandin is the illustrator of many books for young readers, including the "I Can Read" books Small Wolf, written by Nathaniel Benchley, Snowshoe Thompson, written by Nancy Smiler Levinson, and her own The Long Way Westward and The Long Way to a New Land. Ms. Sandin lives in Tucson, AZ. |