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The Hard-Times Jar
Contributor(s): Smothers, Ethel Footman (Author), Holyfield, John (Illustrator)

ISBN: 0374328528 ISBN-13: 9780374328528
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr)

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Binding Type: Hardcover
Published: August 2003
Annotation: Based on the author's childhood, this story is brought to life with lush acrylic paintings, giving readers a touching portrait of a book-hungry child growing up in a family of migrant workers. Full color.

Additional Information

BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | School & Education
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life
- Juvenile Fiction | Books & Libraries

Dewey: E

LCCN: 2002026596

Age Level: 5-8

Grade Level: Kindergarten-3

Lexile Measure: 600 AD (Adult Directed Text)

Physical Information: 0.43" H x 9.05" W x 11.38" L (0.97 lbs) 32 pages

Themes:
- Ethnic Orientation - African American

Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product

Review Citations: Kirkus Review - Children 07/01/2003 pg. 915
Publishers Weekly 07/28/2003 pg. 94
Booklist 08/01/2003 pg. 1995
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2003 pg. 36
School Library Journal 10/01/2003 pg. 138
Christian Home & School 01/01/2004 pg. 29
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2003 pg. 63 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2004 pg. 63 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Info

Quiz #: 70400
Reading Level: 3.1 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5

Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.

Publisher Description:

A look at the life of migrant workers through a child's eyes

Emma Turner loves books and dreams of one day having the store-bought kind, but the Turners are migrant workers and money is tight. That means "no extras," so Emma must be content to make her own stories and books. Emma has a plan, though - she's going to save all the money she earns picking apples and put it in Mama's hard-times jar. Then there will surely be enough for extras. But when Mama tells Emma that this year she has to go to school instead of to work, it spoils everything. Now she will never own a store-bought book But school turns out to have a wonderful surprise in store for Emma.

Based on Ethel Footman Smothers's childhood, the story is brought to life with lush acrylic paintings, giving us a touching portrait of a book-hungry child.

Contributor Bio(s): Smothers, Ethel Footman: -

Ethel Footman Smothers lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Holyfield, John: -

John Holyfield lives in Fairfax Station, Virginia.

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