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Sandy's Circus: A Story About Alexander Calder
Tanya Lee Stone (2008), 40 pages
Illustrated by Boris Kulikov
Audience: Preschool - 2nd Grade
'Sandy's Circus' by Tanya Lee Stone introduces the young reader to the extraordinary artist Alexander Calder. Although Calder would never call himself an artist, he invented the mobile as a form of moveable art and created giant sculptures that can be seen all over the world. 'Sandy' (Alexander) first became famous for his creation of a moveable and 'magical' circus. People came from miles around to see Calder make his minature circus figures perform. For the young reader who loves to create,'Sandy's Circus' is an inspiration.
Similar authors: Laurence Anholt; Mary Arrigan; Linda Lowery
Similar books: Alexander Calder by Mike Venezia;
Pablo Picasso by Linda Lowery;
Dreamer From the Village: The Story of Marc Chagall by Michelle Markel;
Camille and the Sunflowers: a story about Vincent Van Gogh by Laurence Anholt
Reviewed by: mb
Date read: 7/30/2010
ISBN-10: 0670062685
ISBN-13: 9780670062683
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Left alone after the deaths of her father and brother in the War for Independence, and fleeing from the British who seek to arrest her, Sarah struggles to shape a new life for herself in the wilderness.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/13/2009
ISBN-10: 0590446517
ISBN-13: 9780590446518
Jacob Witting, and his children, Anna and Caleb, live on a prairie farm. Life is hard, and often lonely, on the prairie. A few years ago, their mother died, and Anna misses her very much. To help his family, their father decides to write for a 'mail order bride.' Sarah Elizabeth Wheaton comes from Maine to visit them for a one month trial period. Anna and Caleb come to like Sarah very much, but she misses the sea and, after her trial period, she wants to go back to Maine. Can anything be done to convince her to stay? This won the Newbery Medal in 1986. Sequels Skylark and Caleb's Story.
Awards won: John Newbery Medal
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/12/2009
ISBN-13: 9780590974097
Reader Comments
Not So GoodCommenter: Anya, grade 4
Simply, I don't like this book. I find it boring and very countryside.
In 1777, as General Burgoyne, and his British troops, invade the Upper Hudson River Valley, 16-year-old Amity must carry a secret message to the Continental army, to give warning of an impending attack.
Reviewed by: sc
Date read: 4/13/2009
ISBN-10: 0803723326
ISBN-13: 9780803723320
This graphic novel retells the classic story of a woman judged and sentenced by her Puritan community to wear a red letter 'A' on her chest as a sign of adultery. The adaptation keeps much of Hawthorne's original language, so the reader will experience the flavor of his writing with illustrations helping to flesh out the story.
Similar books: Classics Illustrated series includes the Wind in the Willows, Frankenstein, Hamlet, The Raven & Other Poems, and more.
Reviewed by: donna
Date read: 11/22/2011
ISBN-13: 978-1-59707-1
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