Time for the Fair [Hardcover]

Mary Train (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

Grace loves the fair. She loves it so much, she keeps asking her mother if it is time for the fair again. But a whole year must pass before the fair returns. This is a simple story about how a child anxiously passes the time from one season to the next. The text descriptions are wonderfully evocative, and the story's rhythmic, seasonal flow and soft watercolor illustrations make it a great bedtime story.

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2–This book provides concrete benchmarks for the rhythms of one year, a concept that young children often find difficult to grasp. Grace looks forward to the annual farmer's fair but has no concept of time. She repeatedly asks if it is almost fair time, and her mother explains what will happen first: snow will melt; flowers will bloom; seeds must be planted; pumpkins will grow; leaves will change. Warm watercolors filled with shared family activities and simple country living appear throughout. While the story is a bit slim, the gentle, soothing presentation of family life and the appreciation of simple pleasures is welcome. A useful reinforcement for teaching time and calendar skills.–Mary Hazelton, Elementary Schools in Warren & Waldoboro, ME
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About the Author

MARY TRAIN was inspired to write Time for the Fair by her daughter, who was impatient for the next country fair to arrive. She lives with her husband and two young children in Cumberland, Maine. This is her first children's book

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Hardcover: 28 pages
• Publisher: Down East Books (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0892726946
• ISBN-13: 978-0892726943
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 11.2 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,404,911 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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