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Turner, Nancy Byrd Santini, Debrah, Illustrator

When Young Melissa Sweeps

26 pp. | Peachtree | January, 1998 | Trade ISBN 1-56145-157-6
(4) K-3 Accompanied by her cats, Melissa whirls and twirls and pirouettes and prances with a broom as she sweeps, making "every crack and corner clean / Enough to suit a dainty queen." First published in a collection of verse in 1927, this brief poem about a mundane household task has old-fashioned charm but limited appeal for today's young audience. Delicate watercolors show Melissa exuberantly attacking her chores.
Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

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