Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan

Read the rest of the Sarah books by Patricia MacLachlan: Skylark, Caleb’s Story, More Perfect than the Moon, and Grandfather’s Dance. This anniversary edition includes author Patricia MacLachlan's Newbery speech, a discussion guide, and a reading list. Sarah, Plain and Tall gently explores themes of abandonment, loss, and love. This children's literature classic is perfect for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie books, historical fiction, and timeless stories using rich and beautiful language, and it's a strong choice for independent reading.

A best-selling children’s book writer, she focused on family life and its difficulties, earning acclaim for her gentle, spare. Anna learns that her widowed father has found a new wife, and shes traveling across the country to live with them A touching story about loss and renewal. Will Sarah be nice? Will she sing? Will she stay? Patricia MacLachlan, ‘Sarah, Plain and Tall’ Author, Dies at 84. Before Sarah arrives, Anna and her younger brother Caleb wait and wonder. Patricia MacLachlan (1938-2022) was the celebrated author of many timeless books for young readers, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal. Set in the late nineteenth century and told from young Anna's point of view, Sarah, Plain and Tall tells the story of how Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton comes from Maine to the prairie to answer Papa's advertisement for a wife and mother. Urn:oclc:18223197 Scandate 20091125165752 Scanner beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter book series about the Witting family. Patricia MacLachlan (1938-2022) was the celebrated author of many timeless books for young readers, including Sarah, Plain and Tall, winner of the Newbery Medal. OL2950019W Page-progression lr Pages 72 Ppi 500 Related-external-id urn:isbn:1581180497 Urn:lcp:sarahplaintall00macl:epub:dff25974-239b-4b71-9b62-3ab364f73ff4 Extramarc University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (PZ) Foldoutcount 0 Identifier sarahplaintall00macl Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t9s18k39h Isbn 0064402053ĩ780064402057 Lccn 83049481 Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.20 Ocr_module_version 0.0.17 Openlibrary_edition Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 17:23:16 Bookplateleaf 0010 Boxid IA107305 Boxid_2 CH101001 Camera Canon 5D City New York Containerid_2 X0001 DonorĪlibris Edition 1st Harper trophy ed.

Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan