Did You Carry The Flag Today, Charley? [Paperback]

Rebecca Caudill (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up

All the children in the Appalachian Mountains  know that the highest honor at Little School is being  chosen to "carry the flag" and lead the  line to the school bus. It's the award given each  day to the child who has been most  helpful.



When Charley Cornett begins school no one  expects him to win the award. Charley's not exactly  the helpful type, he's more the curious type. He  has to climb out on a tree limb to see how the apple  is attached. And he has to hold his hand over the  water tap to see if running water can be stopped.  Nothing can stop Charley.



Then  one special day, a day full of rocks and snakes and  books, Charley surprises his family and the entire  school!

Editorial Reviews

Review

"An enthusiastic [Appalachian] mountain boy achieves the honor of carrying the school flag. Wry pencil drawings capture the charm and humorous spirit of the story." --School Library Journal, starred review

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From the Publisher

All the children in the Appalachian Mountains know that the highest honor at Little School is being chosen to "carry the flag" and lead the line to the school bus. It's the award given each day to the child who has been most helpful.

When Charley Cornett begins school no one expects him to win the award. Charley's not exactly the helpful type, he's more the curious type. He has to climb out on a tree limb to see how the apple is attached. And he has to hold his hand over the water tap to see if running water can be stopped. Nothing can stop Charley.

Then one special day, a day full of rocks and snakes and books, Charley surprises his family and the entire school!

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Yearling (May 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440400929
• ISBN-13: 978-0440400929
• Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #798,926 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highly successful first read-aloud book!, June 5, 2005

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Alice "teacher" (Kentucky, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Did You Carry The Flag Today, Charley? (Paperback)

For the past eight years, Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charlie? is the first chapter book I read to my first grade students. I love it for many things; the mischevious curiosity of Charlie, the differences between home life and school, the school as a place where discoveries are made - and possibilities are opened up...

My students love it as much as I. We live on the edge of the Appalachian mountains, and many of my students are from rural backgrounds. They can identify with Charlie, and love his amazement at the water coming out of the faucet, and the quantities of colored clay available at school.

I recommend this book highly, as a book that keeps wiggly new first graders transfixed on the story. It is a highly successful first read-aloud in my classroom!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful old-fashioned read!, April 1, 2005

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Kathleen (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Did You Carry the Flag Today, Charley? (Unbound)

This was one of my very favorite books years ago when I was in the 1st or 2nd grade. I had completely forgotten about it, and then one day recently stumbled across it at our local library. I was so excited to read it to my 6-year-old son, and he loved it, too! It's a wonderful story, very simple and real, and Caudill evokes the feel of Appalachia so that you imagine it perfectly. I had never been in that part of the country when I read it as a child, but I remember feeling that I knew what it must be like from the descriptions in the book. Sure enough, as an adult now living in that part of the world, the author is dead-on in her depiction of Appalachian life. I must also mention that the few illustrations in the book are just beautiful. I highly recommend this book to everyone, children and adults.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable look at 1960s Appalachia., May 1, 2005

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Kitty Cat - See all my reviews

This review is from: Did You Carry The Flag Today, Charley? (Paperback)

My daughter read this in first grade with her advanced reading group. They did some background research which made the book more understandable. For example, the school Charley attended was a free summer kindergarten for poor children. (School started at first grade in that time and place.) The kids also tried washing their hands with homemade soap like Charley had at home.

My daughter was thrilled when we moved and she got to read Charley all over agian in second grade!