This heartwarming and enthralling classic is the story of a young girl who is left orphaned and alone shortly after her French family arrives in the New World. First published in 1931, this memorable story by a Newbery Award winneroffers a historically signiricant portrait of pioneer life in the eighteenth century.
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"A story of the first rank."--The New York Times.
A Newbery Honor Book, A Junior Library Guild Selection. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
A Newbery Honor Book, A Junior Library Guild Selection. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The classic pioneer story of Marguerite, a young French orphan in the New World, who promises to serve the Sargent family for six long years in return for shelter, food and clothing.
"A story of the first rank."--The New York Times.
A Newbery Honor Book, A Junior Library Guild Selection. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The story of a young French emigrant in colonial America.,
By R. D. Allison (dallison@biochem.med.ufl.edu) (Gainesville, Florida, USA) - See all my reviews
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This book was a 1932 Newbery Honor Book (i.e., a runner-up to the Medal winner) for best contribution to American children's literature. It is the story of thirteen-year-old Marguerite Ledoux in 1742-1743, a young French emigrant who finds herself all alone in the New World after her uncle and grandmother die. She agrees to be "bound" to a family who are moving to begin a farm on an isolated section of the coast of colonial Maine. Hence, this novel depicts farm life in colonial America and the interactions on a young girl in a whole new culture. It is a beautiful story and still finds appeal amongst readers today.
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The Story of Marguerite Ledoux,
This review is from: Calico Bush (Paperback)
Rachel Field's Calico Bush tells of Marguerite Ledoux , a young French immigrant who has been bound out to the Sargent family following the death of her Uncle and Grandmother. Marguerite, now Maggie, must face the trials of pioneer life as the Sargents move to farm a lonely stretch of land, continually threatened by Indians and the deprivations and dangers of their new circumstances. Maggie experiences the prejudices of her new home land, and fears the thought of losing her own identity. The four seasons come and go as Maggie experiences all the triumphs and struggles of life on the sparsely inhabited frontier of costal Maine. Calico Bush is another classic to be treasured from the author of Hitty: Her First Hundred Years. Rachel Field's love of the Maine coast shines through her descriptions of it harsh beauty.
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Calico Bush is a great book,
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The author, Rachel Field, excells at making her book come to life. The people in the story show quality traits of courage and kindness. The first part is a little boring, but the rest is superb. I love history and this is one of my favorite books that takes place during the French and Indian War.
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Many years after reading Calico Bush two memories remained clear: the rugged beauty of its setting and the inner courage of Marguerite Ledoux. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Aunt Hepsa, Dolly Sargent, Joel Sargent, Hepsa Jordan, Oncle Pierre, Sunday Island, Abby Welles, Captain Hunt, Seth Jordan, Hannah Welles, Bound-out Girl, Fortunate Star, Mount Desert, Timothy Welles, Marguerite Ledoux, Christmas Eve, Ira Sargent, Kate Stanley, Caleb Sargent New!
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Many years after reading Calico Bush two memories remained clear: the rugged beauty of its setting and the inner courage of Marguerite Ledoux. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Aunt Hepsa, Dolly Sargent, Joel Sargent, Hepsa Jordan, Oncle Pierre, Sunday Island, Abby Welles, Captain Hunt, Seth Jordan, Hannah Welles, Bound-out Girl, Fortunate Star, Mount Desert, Timothy Welles, Marguerite Ledoux, Christmas Eve, Ira Sargent, Kate Stanley, Caleb Sargent New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Front Flap | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- What Else Should I Read? Guiding Kids to Good Books, Vol. 2 by Matt Berman on 4 pages
- Newbery Girls: Selections from Fifteen Newbery Award-winning books chosen especially for girls by Heather Dietz on page 25, Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Hitty Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Newberys & The Net: Thematic Technology Connections by Nancy Smith on page 310, and page 314
- The Planet of Junior Brown by Virginia Hamilton in Back Matter
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