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Peppe the Lamplighter Paperback - 1997
by Elisa Bartone
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- very good
- Paperback
Long ago, when the streetlights of Little Italy had to be lit by hand, Peppe lived in a tenement on Mulberry Street. His family was poor, so Peppe thought he needed a job in order to help. But lighting lamps was not the work his papa had envisioned for Peppe. Peppe struggled to win Papa's respect, until one night when being a lamplighter became "the best job in America". Full color.
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- Title Peppe the Lamplighter
- Author Elisa Bartone
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 32
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Date 1997
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0688154697I4N00
- ISBN 9780688154691 / 0688154697
- Weight 0.37 lbs (0.17 kg)
- Dimensions 10.96 x 9.04 x 0.12 in (27.84 x 22.96 x 0.30 cm)
- Ages 04 to 08 years
- Grade levels P - 3
- Reading level 570
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Ethnic Orientation: Italian
- Geographic Orientation: New York
- Locality: New York, N.Y.
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Brothers and sisters, New York (N.Y.)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 92001397
- Dewey Decimal Code E
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First line
A long time ago when there was no electricity and the streetlamps in Little Italy had to be lit by hand, Peppe lived in a tenement on Mulberry Street.
From the rear cover
Peppe becomes a lamplighter to help support his immigrant family in turn-of-the-century New York City, despite his papa's disapproval. But when Peppe's job helps save his little sister, he earns the respect of his entire family.
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Citations
- Booklist, 02/01/1998, Page 925
- Publishers Weekly, 09/08/1997, Page 0