The hard-times jar

Emma, the daughter of poor migrant workers, longs to own a real book, and when she turns eight and must attend school for the first time, she is amazed to discover a whole library in her classroom.

Main Author: Smothers, Ethel Footman.
Other Authors: Holyfield, John (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003.
Edition: 1st ed.
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Summary: Emma, the daughter of poor migrant workers, longs to own a real book, and when she turns eight and must attend school for the first time, she is amazed to discover a whole library in her classroom.
Item Description: "Frances Foster books."
Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 0374328528
Author Notes:

Ethel Footman Smothers lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

John Holyfield lives in Fairfax Station, Virginia.