| Aunt Claire's Yellow Beehive Hair Contributor(s): Blumenthal, Deborah (Author), Grandpré, Mary (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1589804910 ISBN-13: 9781589804913 Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company OUR PRICE: $15.29 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: Aunt Claire had a throaty voice and sharp red-painted nails and was famous for the magical beauty creams cooked up in her kitchen. Annie has known about her only from stories told around the family dinner table and from a purple ribbon Aunt Claire wore around her yellow beehive hair. In this tender picture book tribute to families, Annie collects photos, letters, mementos, and stories to create a special scrapbook. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
| Dewey: E |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 8.89" W x 11.14" (0.95 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 51305 Reading Level: 4.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Annie longs to know more about her family. One rainy day, Grandma Marilyn takes out dusty photos, faded letters, and a fragile wedding bouquet while telling the stories that bind them together. Annie learns that her Aunt Claire was famous for the beauty creams she created in her kitchen and that an uncle won a medal in the war. Connected to her past, Annie creates a special scrapbook with room at the end to add to as her family grows. |
Contributor Bio(s): Blumenthal, Deborah: - Deborah Blumenthal is an award-winning journalist and the author of two BookSense 76 winners, including Aunt Claireís Yellow Beehive Hair. She worked as a home design columnist for New Yorkís Newsday, and her stories have appeared in national magazines such as The Washington Post, Family Circle, and Cosmopolitan. A native New Yorker, Blumenthal now lives in Houston, Texas, and works as a full-time writer. |