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The Table Where Rich People Sit
Contributor(s): Baylor, Byrd (Author), Parnall, Peter (Illustrator)

ISBN: 0684196530 ISBN-13: 9780684196534
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers

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Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: September 1994
Annotation: When she examines her life, Mountain Girl realizes her parents need to earn more money. Her father explains that they are really millionaires. He helps his daughter count up the monetary value of seeing the sky all day, feeling the wind, and smelling the coming rain. Three-time Caldecott Honoree Peter Parnall's dramatic watercolors illustrate what really matters.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues
- Juvenile Fiction | Science & Nature - General
- Juvenile Fiction | Family - General (see Also Headings Under Social Themes)

Dewey: E

LCCN: 93001251

Age Level: 7-10

Grade Level: 2-5

Lexile Measure: 800(Not Available)

Physical Information: 0.41" H x 8.28" W x 10.27" L (0.83 lbs) 32 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - Native American

Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Review Citations: School Library Journal 11/01/1994 pg. 102
Booklist 01/01/1995 pg. 824
Kirkus Review - Children 09/15/1994 pg. 1265
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1994 pg. 64 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 43753
Reading Level: 4.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:
A young girl discovers that her impoverished family is rich in things that matter in life, especially being outdoors and experiencing nature.

Mountain Girl knows her family doesn't have enough money. But as the family sits around their scratched-up kitchen table and discusses the subject, her parents say they're rich. Don't her parents see her worn-out shoes or the patches on her little brother's pants?

They begin to count up the value of the things they have. How much is it worth to be able to see the sky all day and feel the wind and smell the coming rain? Or to watch a cactus bloom or to sleep outside under the stars? After a while, Mountain Girl begins to realize money may not be as important as she thought. Could her family really be rich after all?

Contributor Bio(s): Baylor, Byrd: - Byrd Baylor lives and writes in Arizona, presenting images of the Southwest and an intense connection between the land and the people. Her prose illustrates vividly the value of simplicity, the natural world, and the balance of life within it.

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