Stringbean's Trip to the Shining Sea Contributor(s): Williams (Author), Williams, Vera B. (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0688071619 ISBN-13: 9780688071615 Publisher: Greenwillow Books OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 1988 Annotation: A delightful collection of postcards and photographs that young Stringbean sent home while on his cross-country trip to see the Pacific Ocean with his older brother. "A good-hearted celebration of life and experience, and a gift to the public".--School Library Journal. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Transportation - General |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 86029502 |
Lexile Measure: 380 |
Physical Information: 0.43" H x 9.94" W x 6.26" (0.72 lbs) 48 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 71284 Reading Level: 3.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Dear Reader, Their grandfather made this album for the family--and for you. Enjoy yourselves Love, A good-hearted celebration of life and experience, and a gift to the public.--School Library Journ |
Contributor Bio(s): Williams, Vera B.: - Vera B. Williams began her career in children's books by illustrating Hooray for Me!, written by Remy Charlip with Lilian Moore. Her beloved A Chair for My Mother won multiple awards, including a Caldecott Honor, and "More, More, More," Said the Baby also received a Caldecott Honor. Vera B. Williams was the recipient of the Jane Addams Children's Book Award; she was awarded the 2009 NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature; and she was the US nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004. Vera B. Williams died on October 16, 2015, shortly before this book was completed. |