| Boxes for Katje Contributor(s): Fleming, Candace (Author), Dressen-McQueen, Stacey (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0374309221 ISBN-13: 9780374309220 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: September 2003 Annotation: Set in World War II-era Holland, this inspiring story, with strikingly original art, is based on the author's mother's childhood and will show young readers that they, too, can make a difference. Full color. |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Values & Virtues - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Europe |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2002020027 |
| Age Level: 4-8 |
| Grade Level: PreK-3 |
| Lexile Measure: 460(Not Available) |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 9.1" W x 11.1" L (0.87 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1940's - Cultural Region - Benelux - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Indiana - Topical - Friendship |
| Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
| Awards: Great Lakes Book Awards, Winner, Children's Picture, 2004 Virginia Readers Choice Award, Nominee, Elementary, 2006 Young Hoosier Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2007 Golden Sower Award, Nominee, Grades K-3, 2006 South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2006 Red Clover Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2005 Monarch Award, Nominee, Grades K-3, 2008 Black-Eyed Susan Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2005 Florida Children's Book Award, Nominee, Pre K - 2nd Grade, 2005 Volunteer State Book Awards, Nominee, Grades K-3, 2005 Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award, Nominee, Grades K-3, 2005 California Young Reader Medal, Winner, Picture Bk/Older Reader, 2006 Rhode Island Children's Book Awards, Nominee, Grades 3-6, 2006 |
| Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 08/18/2003 pg. 77 Kirkus Review - Children 09/01/2003 pg. 1122 Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2003 pg. 596 Booklist 09/01/2003 pg. 128 Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 10/01/2003 pg. 58 Christian Home & School 12/01/2003 pg. 28 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 40 - Superior,Well Above Average Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 40 - Superior,Well Above Average School Library Journal 09/01/2003 School Library Journal 10/01/2004 |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 70391 Reading Level: 3.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Simple seeds of friendship grow into something extraordinary After World War II there is little left in Katje's town of Olst in Holland. Her family, like most Dutch families, must patch their old worn clothing and go without everyday things like soap and milk. Then one spring morning when the tulips bloom thick and bright, Postman Kleinhoonte pedals his bicycle down Katje's street to deliver a mysterious box - a box from America Full of soap, socks, and chocolate, the box has been sent by Rosie, an American girl from Mayfield, Indiana. Her package is part of a goodwill effort to help the people of Europe. What's inside so delights Katje that she sends off a letter of thanks - beginning an exchange that swells with so many surprises that the girls, as well as their townspeople, will never be the same. This inspiring story, with strikingly original art, is based on the author's mother's childhood and will show young readers that they, too, can make a difference. Boxes for Katje is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year and a 2006 California Young Readers Medal for Picture Books for Older Readers winner |
Contributor Bio(s): Dressen-McQueen, Stacey: - Stacey Dressen-McQueen lives in Portland, Oregon. This is her second book. |
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