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From: Steward, Celeste <csteward>
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 10:59:44 -0700
I'm a New Englander at heart so I like books about travel to cold places
(especially since I don't have to shovel snow anymore :).
I enjoyed Gloria Whelan's The Impossible Journey in which 13-year old Marya and her little brother, Georgi travel to Siberia to find their parents who have been exiled for opposing Stalin.
Whelan is such a solid, dependable writer, that no matter what I read by her, it's always an enjoyable ride.
And for different reasons, I also enjoyed this title recently--"Cracker: the best dog in Vietnam" by Cynthia Kadohata in which an American soldier bonds with his dog during the Vietnam war. There were moments when I had to put this book down (because of my own memories of that era). The author did a fabulous job of capturing the intense and surreal loneliness of wartime heroes. This book would make a great screenplay.
Celeste Steward, Collection Development Librarian Alameda County Library 2450 Stevenson Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538
-----Original Message----- From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Megan Schliesman Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 7:04 AM To: ccbc-net, Subscribers of Subject: [CCBC-Net] On the Road: Books about Traveling
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 600 N. Park Street, Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706
608-262-9503 608-262-4933 (fax)
schliesman at education.wisc.edu
www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
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Received on Thu 05 Jul 2007 12:59:44 PM CDT
Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2007 10:59:44 -0700
I'm a New Englander at heart so I like books about travel to cold places
(especially since I don't have to shovel snow anymore :).
I enjoyed Gloria Whelan's The Impossible Journey in which 13-year old Marya and her little brother, Georgi travel to Siberia to find their parents who have been exiled for opposing Stalin.
Whelan is such a solid, dependable writer, that no matter what I read by her, it's always an enjoyable ride.
And for different reasons, I also enjoyed this title recently--"Cracker: the best dog in Vietnam" by Cynthia Kadohata in which an American soldier bonds with his dog during the Vietnam war. There were moments when I had to put this book down (because of my own memories of that era). The author did a fabulous job of capturing the intense and surreal loneliness of wartime heroes. This book would make a great screenplay.
Celeste Steward, Collection Development Librarian Alameda County Library 2450 Stevenson Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538
-----Original Message----- From: ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu
[mailto:ccbc-net-bounces at ccbc.education.wisc.edu] On Behalf Of Megan Schliesman Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2007 7:04 AM To: ccbc-net, Subscribers of Subject: [CCBC-Net] On the Road: Books about Traveling
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 600 N. Park Street, Room 4290 Madison, WI 53706
608-262-9503 608-262-4933 (fax)
schliesman at education.wisc.edu
www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/
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