What was your mother like as a little girl? How did she look in school? What did she do before you were born? Follow along as one girl joyously searches through old pictures to find out. Generations will be inspired to share family history as they treasure this book together.
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A girl observes the various stages of her mother's life through photographs that unfold like a family album. "The deceptively plain text speaks volumes when paired with these tender watercolor and gouache paintings," said PW. Ages 3-up. (Apr.)
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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PreSchool-Grade 2-- Hats and flowers on the cover and lemon yellow endpapers introduce a simple, cheerful mother-daughter concept book with little plot. A small girl shows her doll pictures of her mother as a baby, a child holding her own doll, a schoolgirl, an adolescent, a graduate, and a wife and mother. The book ends with a new ``beginning,'' the birth and baby picture of the narrator. Lobel's soft-toned, watercolor and gouache full-page renditions of the ages and stages that chronicle a woman's life are pleasantly posed and show her smiling sweetly. The central theme, that females are bonded in the shared destiny of motherhood and the continuity of life, is one that will appeal to many. This is a celebration of traditional values and social roles, and for just that reason, may not be everyone's cup of tea. Zolotow's gentle text is direct, repetitive, and polished--ideal for reading aloud. --Shirley Wilton, Ocean County College, Toms River, NJ
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The Perfect Mother's Day Gift,
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"This Quiet Lady " would be my perfect Mother's Day Gift. The story is simple: a little girl is looking at photographs of her mother through the years. Her mothers as a baby, as a baby, young girl, bride, and then, finally, as a mother. `This quiet lady, lovely and large...is my mother...And here is where I begin."Each description of the mother is accompanied by beautiful illustrations showing all the life and love of her mother. This is a lyrically sweet book and one to be shared with your daughters...and your mothers. Trust me....don't just buy it for your daughter....buy it for your mother.
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Great read aloud to share at quiet times,
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This is a touching and sweet title that shows a little girl growing up to be the main character's mother through a series of pictures at various stages of life. We especially liked the picture of the young girl with the Beatles lunchbox and wrinkled stockings. When we read this one aloud to a child, at the end of each page we amend the text to insert the child's name (e.g. Emma), so for example, "This baby smiling in her bassinet under the crocheted throw is Emma's mama." The connection is then made that the child's mother had also been a little girl and we can see how the mama went through various stages in growing up to become a mother. It is very sweet, endearing and still a favorite.
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This baby smiling in her bassinette under the crocheted throw is my mother. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
This baby smiling in her bassinette under the crocheted throw is my mother. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Getting the Most from Predictable Books (Grades K-2) by Michael F. Opitz on page 11, and page 99
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