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Women of the West (Janette Oke) volume 8
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In Heart of the Wilderness, young Kendra Marty goes to live with her grandfather after her parents die in a river accident. But what can a trapper living in the backwoods offer a small child? Will Kendra ever be ready to face the scary and confusing world far from the wilderness she loves?
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A prairie wedding and then a funeral bring together extended family and friends in the fifth and final volume in the historical fiction series that started with the exquisite Newbery Medal Book Sarah Plain and Tall (1985). Once again, heartwarming is the word for the story, which is always true to a child's viewpoint. The narrator here is Sarah's daughter, Cassie, a fourth-grader in the prairie school of six pupils, and the core drama is the close,...
11) Drawn together
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A boy and his grandfather cross a language and cultural barrier using their shared love of art, storytelling, and fantasy.
14) Quiet
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
While observing the busy world around them, two children and their grandfather take a moment to appreciate being quiet and still.
Author
Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
c1988
Physical Desc
1 v (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 28 cm.
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In this affectionate story, three children follow their grandfather up to the attic, where he pulls out his old bowler hat, gold-tipped cane, and his tap shoes. Grandpa once danced on the vaudeville stage, and as he glides across the floor, the children can see what it was like to be a song and dance man. Gammell captures all the story's inherent joie de vivre with color pencil renderings that leap off the pages. Bespectacled, enthusiastic Grandpa...
20) Abuelo
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Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 vol. unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
Description
An illustrated story about a boy and his grandfather, and the family bond that can span miles.
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