Understood Betsy by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield

Understood Betsy (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781492290636)

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Understood Betsy by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield

Understood Betsy

$7.99
Understood Betsy by Fisher, Dorothy Canfield

Understood Betsy

$7.99
Format: Paperback
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Understood Betsy is a 1916 novel for children by Dorothy Canfield Fisher. Understood Betsy tells of Elizabeth Ann, a 9-year-old orphan who goes from a sheltered existence with relatives in the city, to living on a Vermont farm, the Putneys, whose child-rearing practices had always seemed suspect to Harriet and her daughter. In her new rural life, Elizabeth Ann is nicknamed "Betsy," and finds that many activities that Frances had always thought too demanding for a little girl are considered, by the Putney family, ordinary expectations for a child. Betsy thrives in her new environment, learning to make butter, boil maple syrup, and tend the animals. When Frances announces she is to be married and has come to "save" Elizabeth Ann from the dreaded Putney cousins, she is amazed to discover that the little girl is quite content to stay. Understood Betsy is a wonderful book--one that should be a part of every family library.

Author: Dorothy Canfield Fisher
ISBN-10: 1492290637
ISBN-13: 9781492290636
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 08/30/2013
Pages: 104
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.29lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.22d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.9
Point Value: 8
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 92 / Understood Betsy
By Dorothy Canfield Fisher
By Dorothy Canfield Fisher
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Dorothy Canfield Fisher (1879-1958) was an educational reformer, social activist, and best-selling American author in the early decades of the Twentieth century. She was named by Eleanor Roosevelt one of the ten most influential women in the United States. Dorothy Canfield brought the Montessori method of child rearing to the United States, presided over the country's first adult education program, and shaped literary tastes by serving as a member of the Book-of-the-Month Club selection committee from 1925 to 1951. Her best-known work today is probably Understood Betsy, a children's book about a little orphaned girl who is sent to live with her cousins in Vermont. Though the book can be read purely for pleasure, it also describes a schoolhouse which is run much in the style of the Montessori method, for which Canfield was one of the first and most vocal advocates.

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