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32 pp.
| Tricycle
| May, 2010
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TradeISBN 978-1-58246-311-7$15.99
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LibraryISBN 978-1-58246-347-6$18.99
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K-3
Pioneer girl Abiah Rose tells of how she pursued the life of a painter, despite being discouraged (Papa: "Serious painting is not girl's work"). Because the narrative is so lively and eventful, the story, a veiled history lesson, will engage readers as much as it enlightens them. The acrylic and colored-pencil art compensates for some lack of polish with its marvelous particularity. Reading list. Glos.