Books by Meghan Mccarthy
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English
review 1: Things have changed a lot since I was a little girl in the 50’s, and even more since my mother was a little girl in the early 30’s. Part of those changes have to do with women like Betty Skelton, who, according to this wonderful picture book for young children, flew her first so...
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review 1: Back in 1925 a sled dog team, led on its final legs by Balto, a heretofore untried Siberian husky, carried diphtheria serum from Nenana to Nome, Alaska. Because the medicine saved many lives, the dog team's 600 mile trip earned them and their musher fame. Balto even had a statue ...
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review 1: 3rd-6th Grade Read-Aloud: The kids really enjoyed this book. We discussed how the book looks fiction because of the illustrations, but it is actually nonfiction. This reinforces the fact that one must READ the book before putting it in a category. This is a great way to introduce...