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| Author: Eve/ Himler Bunting | Illustrator: Ronald Himler Ronald Himler |
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Product Details:
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Turtleback Books
ISBN-10: 0613286790
ISBN-13: 9780613286794
Sku: 30925792
Publish Date: 4/17/2008
Dimensions:
(in Inches) 10.5H x 9.25L x 0.5T
Pages:
32
Age Range:
10 to 13
See more in Family / Adoption
| "A heartbreaking picture book tells the story of the 19th-century Orphan Train in the voice of the plain girl nobody wants. Himler's beautiful, understated paintings show the train steaming across the prairie and the children trying to smile and look their best, hoping that someone will adopt them."--ALA "Booklist" Editor's Choice. Full color. |
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From the Publisher:
Heading west aboard the Orphan Train, shy, plain Marianne soothes her fears over not being adopted by hoping that her mother will claim her along the way, but no one seems to want her until she reaches the end of the line, a town called Somewhere. |
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A picture book based on the true stories of the "Orphan Trains," which from the mid-1800s to the late 1920s transported children from New York orphanages to adoptive families in the West. Marianne is a girl traveling on one of these trains, secretly hoping that her real mother will be waiting for her at one of the stops. As the journey progresses, more and more children are adopted by families along the way...but never Marianne. Will she ever find a family to love her and give her a home? Illustrated with watercolor and gouache paintings.
A picture book based on the true stories of the "Orphan Trains," which from the mid-1800s to the late 1920s transported children from New York orphanages to adoptive families in the West. Marianne is a girl traveling on one of these trains, secretly hoping that her real mother will be waiting for her at one of the stops. As the journey progresses, more and more children are adopted by families along the way...but never Marianne. Will she ever find a family to love her and give her a home? Illustrated with watercolor and gouache paintings.
Author Bio
Eve Bunting
Born in Ireland, Bunting moved to the United States in 1958 with her husband, Ed, and their three children. She began her career as a writer by taking a writing class at a local junior college. Her first book, THE TWO GIANTS, was published in 1972. In 1976, her book ONE MORE FLIGHT received the Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.
Praise
Kirkus Reviews
"Himler's lovely watercolor and gouache paintings express both the loneliness and hope of the children in scene after scene of the rugged new country. A reminder that the good old days were not so idyllic; this book will have a place in the history curriculum, but it's also an involving read-aloud." 01/01/1996 Five Owls
"As in her Caldecott-winning book 'Smokey Night', Bunting reports without judging, ending her central story on a bright note, but leaving readers to think about the implications for others who weren't as lucky." - Wendy E. Betts May/June 1996 Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Ronald Himler's watercolor and gouache illustrations are not only wonderfully evocative of another time but are emotionally affecting without being sentimental." - Michael Cart 05/26/1996
"Himler's lovely watercolor and gouache paintings express both the loneliness and hope of the children in scene after scene of the rugged new country. A reminder that the good old days were not so idyllic; this book will have a place in the history curriculum, but it's also an involving read-aloud." 01/01/1996 Five Owls
"As in her Caldecott-winning book 'Smokey Night', Bunting reports without judging, ending her central story on a bright note, but leaving readers to think about the implications for others who weren't as lucky." - Wendy E. Betts May/June 1996 Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Ronald Himler's watercolor and gouache illustrations are not only wonderfully evocative of another time but are emotionally affecting without being sentimental." - Michael Cart 05/26/1996
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