Please login or create a free account to submit a review |
When I Was Young in the Mountains Contributor(s): Rylant, Cynthia (Author), Goode, Diane (Illustrator) |
|||||||
ISBN: 052542525X ISBN-13: 9780525425250 Publisher: Dutton Books for Young Readers
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Age Level: 5-8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grade Level: Kindergarten-3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lexile Measure: 780 AD (Adult Directed Text) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Physical Information: 0.38" H x 7.98" W x 10.4" L (0.70 lbs) 32 pages | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Awards: Caldecott Medal, Honor Book, Picture Book, 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Review Citations: PW Notes and Reprints 04/29/2002 pg. 73 Publishers Weekly 04/29/2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||
Customers who bought this item also bought... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Customer ReviewsSubmit your own review | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
To tell a friend about this book, you must Sign In First! |