Skippack school is the tale of a boy son of an immigrant mennonite family who gets in and out of trouble in prerevolutionary germantown, pennsylvania. Skippack school concludes with, the word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. She selected 376 rhymes for which she did 260 illustrations. Eli loves outdoor work and play, but mom says he must go to school. The following is from wikipedia, where you can find a list of her other work. She wrote and illustrated twentyeight of her own books, and illustrated more than three dozen books and numerous magazine stories and articles for other authors. I read these two books repeatedly, pored over the illustrations, and committed much of their contents to memory. During her long, productive life she wrote twentyeight books for young readers.
Skippack school was published in 1939 by random house. Several beautiful color illustrations and many, many pencil illustrations. The honors she received include the newbery medal, two caldecott honor awards, the lewis carroll shelf award, and the regina medal. Being the story of eli shrawder and of one christopher dock, schoolmaster about the year 1750 cheryl cheryl says. In very good condition with minor wear to covers and edges. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books. Ex library copy, with card pocket residue and stamps on pages. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. With his german family, eli crosses the atlantic on the charming nancy. When eli and his family arrive in pennsylvania, eli dreads going to school. Another mennonite story, with the setting closer to philadelphia this time.
A new arrival in 1750s german town, the mennonite boy has a full year learning to stay out of mischief and studying how to read under schoolmaster christopher dock. The title page of the book shown above is an example of the lovely colonialstyle embellishments that mrs. The decision for turkey is unanimous, with some misgivings from bess. Skippack school being the story of eli shrawder and of one christopher dock, schoolmaster, about the year 1750. Like sticks across the chimney, this book also includes some. From philadelphia, oxen pull their wagon into penns woods, where they make their new home in the skippack area. During her long, productive life she wrote twentyeight books for young readers that won her a large and faithful audience as well as many prestigious awards. She wrote and illustrated twentyeight of her own books, and illustrated more than three dozen books and. The book has many more illustrations than the few shown here. I havent been able to keep them in the system, but ive rescued them from the discard pile. I read these two books repeatedly, pored over the illustrations, and committed much of their. See more ideas about books, lapeer michigan and what is red.
A culture of reading page 5 of 31 an atmosphere, a. At age 15, she began to sing professionally and left high school for more musical training. Try reading it aloud showing the illustrations, of course to your 6 to 9yearold children or grandchildren. This story is filled with adventure and is beautifully illustrated. Eli loves outdoor work and play, but mom says he must go to schoo. Elins amerika 1941 describes the delaware valleys first swedish settlement.
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