Picking Peas for a Penny (A Blue Ribbon Book) [Paperback]

Angela Shelf Medearis (Author), Charles Shaw (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1993 | Series: A Blue Ribbon Book

Angeline and John are off on a pea-picking race. Grandfather has promised them a penny for every pound of peas they pick on a hot summer day during the Depression. But what can the children buy for just a few pennies? Lot's of things. " . . . this rollicking, rhyming text . . . provides an upbeat, historical portrait of an African-American farm family."--Booklist.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

In a rhyming cadence reminiscent of black work songs, a hot day of picking peas during the Depression is described through the eyes of children. In the sweltering heat, the youngsters engage in a pea-picking race and anticipate the treats they will buy with their pennies. Although the black-and-white illustrations are stark, they do set the tone for what farm life during those bleak years was like for many people. The sketchy drawings are relieved somewhat by playful borders of pea vines and pennies, and the images of a black family working together are strong. Young readers will marvel at what five pennies could buy. Libraries wanting to add more black family stories to their collections may consider this as an additional purchase. --Denia Lewis Hester, Dewey School, Evanston, IL
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Scholastic Trade (April 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590459422
• ISBN-13: 978-0590459426
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #507,092 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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