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83 pp.
| Holiday |
April, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-8234-1812-X$$15.95
(3)
1-3
Illustrated by
Ronald Himler.
This early chapter book about a six-year-old boy's reluctance to start school uses a distinctive setting (the early nineteenth-century Indiana frontier) to explore a universal theme: change is scary. Though modern readers are unlikely to fret over panthers crossing their paths, they'll identify with gentle Beansie's fears and cheer his final triumph. Soft black-and-white drawings accompany the text. Glos.