Down the Road Paperback - 2000 - 1st Edition
by Alice Schertle
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A young girl discovers that growing up brings challenges and surprises. Full-color illustrations.
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- Title Down the Road
- Author Alice Schertle
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition New
- Pages 40
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, San Diego
- Date 2000
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0152024719I2N00
- ISBN 9780152024710 / 0152024719
- Weight 0.47 lbs (0.21 kg)
- Dimensions 9.52 x 11.02 x 0.13 in (24.18 x 27.99 x 0.33 cm)
- Ages 04 to 07 years
- Grade levels P - 2
- Reading level 580
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Topical: Family
- Topical: Self-Esteem
- Library of Congress subjects African Americans, Parent and child
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94009901
- Dewey Decimal Code E
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Summary
Mama and Papa agree that eggs for breakfast would be nice, but they’re too busy to go to the store. So they decide that Hetty is old enough to go by herself. Although she practices walking smoothly up the hill so she won’t break the precious eggs, she can’t help running all the way down. Young readers will hold their breath as Hetty tries her very best to get those eggs home safely. “The story is remarkable for its evocative imagery, and the loving interchange between the characters sets a charming tone. The words are perfectly complemented by Lewis’s dazzling, impressionistic watercolors that show the joyous power of love and depict a warmly supportive world in which Hetty ventures forth toward independence. A fine book that speaks straight to the heart.”--Booklist
From the publisher
First line
Hetty lived in a little gray house with a big stone chimney and a screen door that squeaked in a friendly way for comings and goings.
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Citations
- Publishers Weekly, 09/18/2000, Page 113