| Back Home Contributor(s): Pinkney, Gloria Jean (Author), Pinkney, Jerry (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0140565477 ISBN-13: 9780140565478 Publisher: Puffin Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: June 1999 Annotation: Even though eight-year-old Ernestine lives with her family up North, "back home" is Lumberton, North Carolina, the place where she was born and where her mama grew up. From the moment she steps off the train, Ernestine feels right at home in the lush, green countryside, working on the family farm, and spending time with her aunt, uncle, and cousins. This nostalgic, sweetly humorous visit home--based on Gloria Pinkney's own childhood memories--is perfect for intergenerational sharing. Full color. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american |
| Dewey: E |
| Age Level: 4-8 |
| Grade Level: PreK-3 |
| Lexile Measure: 550(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 0.12" H x 7.44" W x 9.46" L (0.38 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Ethnic Orientation - African American - Geographic Orientation - North Carolina |
| Features: Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
| Review Citations: Ingram Advance 06/01/1999 pg. 42 Ingram Children's Advance 06/01/1999 pg. 27 Publishers Weekly 06/07/1999 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6206 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Even though eight-year-old Ernestine lives with her family up North, back home is Lumberton, North Carolina, the place where she was born and where her mama grew up. From the moment she steps off the train, Ernestine feels right at home in the lush, green countryside, working on the family farm, and spending time with her aunt, uncle, and cousins. This nostalgic, sweetly humorous visit home--based on Gloria Pinkney's own childhood memories--is perfect for intergenerational sharing. |
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