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Clara and the bookwagon
By Levinson, Nancy Smiler & Croll, Carolyn
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-06023-837-7
- Publisher
- New York : Harper & Row, c1988.
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 1988
Gr 1-3 Clara, a young farm girl growing up in rural Maryland at the turn of the century, dreams of being able to read and to learn, but her hard working, no-nonsense father says, "Books are for rich people. Farm people like us do not have time to read." During the summer, Clara meets a woman driving a large wagon filled with books. The woman gives Clara a ride back to the farm where, after much persuading, Clara's father agrees to let Clara lea...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
