Streets of gold
Based on a memoir written in the early twentieth century, tells the story of a young girl and her life in Russia, her travels to America, and her subsequent life in the United States.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Dial Books for Young Readers,
c1999.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | Based on a memoir written in the early twentieth century, tells the story of a young girl and her life in Russia, her travels to America, and her subsequent life in the United States. |
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| Item Description: | Based on Mary Antin's classic memoir, The promised land. |
| Physical Description: | 39 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0803721498 |
| Author Notes: | She is an author and illustrator of over 60 books for children and young adults. Her first book was an illustrated edition of Gilbert and Sullivan's I Have a Song to Sing-O. Her other works include Martha's Birthday, The Fog Comes on Little Pig Feet, Unfortunately Harriet, Mary on Horseback, and Timothy Goes to School. She also created the characters of Max and Ruby, Noisy Nora, and Yoko, which are featured in some of her books. She has won numerous awards including a Children's Book Council Award for Noisy Nora in 1974, the Edgar Allan Poe award for two young adult books, Through the Looking Glass and When No One Was Looking, and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Shy Charles. (Bowker Author Biography) |
