ACCESS DIGITIZED EDITION
Guide/Reviews Database
PICTURE BOOKS
Polacco, Patricia

The Mermaid's Purse

48 pp. | Putnam | October, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-16692-1 $17.99
(3) K-3 Born on a Michigan farm in 1883, young Stella has so many books that her father and his friends build her a little library. For her part, Stella brings books to nearby farms and uses literature-culled knowledge to save lives. Based on Polacco's grandmother's experiences, this trifecta--history lesson, salute to books, and paean to community--features homey pencil and marker illustrations.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

RELATED 

PICTURE BOOKS

Born Ready
by Patterson, Jodie
PICTURE BOOKS

The House of Grass and Sky
by Ray, Mary Lyn
PICTURE BOOKS

The Dog's Gardener
by Storms, Patricia
PICTURE BOOKS

And I Paint It
by Kephart, Beth
PICTURE BOOKS

Poem in My Pocket
by Tougas, Chris
More

Get connected. Join our global community of more than 200,000 librarians and educators.

This coverage is free for all visitors. Your support makes this possible.

We are currently offering this content for free. Sign up now to activate your personal profile, where you can save articles for future viewing.

ALREADY A SUBSCRIBER?