That Book Woman
A family living in the Appalachian Mountains in the 1930s gets books to read during the regular visits of the "Book Woman"--a librarian who rides a pack horse through the mountains, lending books to the isolated residents.
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Atheneum Books for Young Readers,
c2008.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| Summary: | A family living in the Appalachian Mountains in the 1930s gets books to read during the regular visits of the "Book Woman"--a librarian who rides a pack horse through the mountains, lending books to the isolated residents. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 27 cm. |
| Audience: | Ages 4-8. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9781416908128 |
| Author Notes: | David Small is the Caldecott Award-winning illustrator of So You Want to Be President? by Judith St. George. He also received Caldecott Honors for The Gardener by Sarah Stewart and One Cool Friend by Toni Buzzeo. He's illustrated dozens of other award-winning books, including That Book Woman by Heather Henson and The Underneath by Kathi Appelt, and lives in Michigan with his wife, Sarah Stewart. |
