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That Book Woman (2008)

by Heather Henson(Favorite Author)

4.16 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1416908129 (ISBN13: 9781416908128)

languge

English

genre

Historical Fiction

publisher

Atheneum Books for Young Readers

review 1: That Book Woman was inspired by the work of the Pack Horse Librarians who would travel through the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky. They were founded in the 1930s as part of President Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration to bring books to those who may not have had access to them otherwise. I had never heard of this program so to learn about it through this book was a big surprise. This story is about a boy who has no use for books. He does not know how to read but his sister does and looks forward to the Book Woman's visit every two weeks. The boy begins to realize after the woman travels through the incredible snow that this woman and horse are remarkably courageous and he decides that he needs to see how this reading this could be worth risking it all. He a... moresks his sister to teach him to read and then one reader becomes two. This was a really sweet book with illustrations that really make you feel like you are in the mountains with them. Because of the dialect though it would maybe be better for grades 2-5 rather than the preschool crowd.
review 2: That Book Woman by Heather Henson was an incredible book. I enjoyed reading it although it wasn't a easy read. The language went well with the setting and the time period of the story but it was different than what I was used to. For example, they put an "a" in front of some words to make the language go with the accent of the characters. They used "a-winging" at the beginning of the story to talk about the hawks that flew around their home high in the mountains. The illustrations were also incredible. They told the story very well and went great with the time period of the story. The water color painting made the pictures dated and I believe that fit well with the book. Overall the story told and the meaning behind the book is great. Its encouraging while a piece that can teach a few things in history! less

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