| When I Was Young in the Mountains Contributor(s): Rylant, Cynthia (Author), Goode, Diane (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 052542525X ISBN-13: 9780525425250 Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 1982 Annotation: Growing up in the mountains is special. Each pleasure is one to share--and remember. And each is part of a gentle story, illuminated with perceptively happy paintings that evoke the love of a way of life, of a family, and most of all, of a place. Full-color illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Country Life - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 81005359 |
| Lexile Measure: 780 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 7.98" W x 10.4" (0.70 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 5498 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For twenty years, Cynthia Rylant's story of childhood in the Appalachian Mountains has been an enduring favorite. Growing up in the mountains is depicted with a spare, lyrical text and beautiful, tender illustrations by Diane Goode. The book was awarded a Caldecott Honor Medal. To celebrate its twentieth anniversary, When I Was Young in the Mountains is being released with a commemorative copper-colored band. |