Grandpa's Girls (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781554980840)

A finalist for the Christie Harris Illustrated Children's Literature Prize

A young girl delights in a visit to her grandpa's farm. She and her cousins run through the fields, explore the root cellar where the salmon and jars of fruit are stored, swing on a rope out the barn loft window, visit the Appaloosa in the corral and tease the neighbor's pig. The visit is also an opportunity for this child to ask Grandpa what her grandmother, Yayah, was like, and explore the "secret room,"with its old wooden trunk of ribbons, medals and photos of Grandpa in uniform.

There is a wonderful blend of fun and family history in this visit to a grandparent, but also the realization that there can be some things about the people we know and love that will always remain a mystery.

Author: Nicola Campbell
ISBN-10: 1554980844
ISBN-13: 9781554980840
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Language: English
Published: 09/24/2011
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.75lbs
Size: 9.20h x 7.30w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.7
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 152194 / Grandpa's Girls


Review Citation(s):
Quill & Quire 11/01/2011 pg. 34
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2012 pg. 21 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw