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Grade 1-5–Barasch transports readers to a simpler era in public education, long before "cable in the classroom" ever darkened the double doors of most modern schools. Grandpa describes the three-room country schoolhouse that he attended in the 1940s, which held grades one through eight, with lessons for several grades taking place simultaneously in each room. Much of the work was rote memorization disguised as fun and games: "spelling bees, geography bees, history bees, even multiplication-table bees." In the seventh grade, when Grandpa's family moved to the city, he was shocked at how his no-frills education outshone that of his urban peers. Years later, Grandpa the professor delights in the foundation laid by his old-fashioned beginnings. The watercolor-and-ink illustrations create a solid sense of time and place. This gentle story unfolds nicely, captivating children and raising intriguing questions about the effectiveness of a "country school" education.–Catherine Threadgill, Charleston County Public Library, SC
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K-Gr. 3. A boy thinks his grandpa is the smartest person in the world, and Grandpa thinks it's because of the country school he went to in the 1940s. There were only three rooms, several grades per room, and no indoor plumbing (though a toilet arrives in the middle of the book). Spelling and history bees, which Grandpa always won, were favorite interludes; then a girl named Kaye came along and beat him out (she became Grandma, but that's another story, he says). The art is bright and winsome, with lively lines sketching figures, buildings, and landscapes washed with color. Words and images paint a vivid picture of country schoolhouse life aside from academics: flies that invaded during summer, trying to make it to the outhouse in the winter. This is obviously heavy on nostalgia, and some may quibble with the underlying message about rote learning; but this is an undeniably engaging look back. GraceAnne DeCandido
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