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[CCBC-Net] On the Road: Books about Traveling

From: Nancy Daniels <danielsa>
Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2007 11:20:43 -0600

One of my favorites is "All the Relatives Came" by Cynthia Rylant. Nancy Daniels

Megan Schliesman wrote:
> Today we'll being our discussion for the first part of July: On the
> Road--Books about Traveling.
>
> From summer vacations to holiday journeys, trips that cross the ocean
> to trips that cross that state or town line, children, teens, and their
> families are on the road and on the move in many books for children and
> young adults.
>
> Of course some journeys are metaphorical, and some literature deftly
> blend both types of "travel". But for now, let's focus on books that
> have a literal journey , even as they may also offer something more.
>
> When I think of "traveling" two of the books for younger children that
> immediately come to mind are both by Vera B. Williams:* *"Stringbean's
> Trip to the Shining Sea" and "Three Days on a River in a Red Canoe."
>
> Megan
>
> Megan Schliesman, Librarian
> Cooperative Children's Book Center
> School of Education
> University of Wisconsin-Madison
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> schliesman at education.wisc.edu
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Received on Thu 05 Jul 2007 12:20:43 PM CDT