What you know first by MacLachlan, Patricia

What you know first (#33920K0)

by MacLachlan, Patricia; illustrated by Moser, Barry
Paperback Joanna Cotler Books, 1995

Price: USD 7.99

Dewey: -Fic-; Audience: Upper Elementary; Reading Level: 3.2
Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations; 24 cm


Other available formats

FollettBound Sewn Joanna Cotler Books, 1995

 USD 18.94

Product Overview
From Follett
As a family prepares to move away from their farm, the daughter reflects on all the things she loves there so that when her baby brother is older she can tell him what it was like.
From the Publisher

The stunning picture book collaboration between Newbery Medal-winning author Patricia MacLachlan and acclaimed illustrator Barry Moser.

A young girl comes to terms with the fact that she and her family are leaving the prairie. As she talks herself into acceptance, her Mama helps her let go, commenting that the baby will need someone to tell him where he came from. So the girl gathers mementos--a bag of earth and a piece of cottonwood tree.

"As with Sarah, Plain and Tall, the subtext vibrates. So much is told in each perfectly chosen phrase. The story is deep and specific, but the pain and denial of a child leaving a known and loved place is all too universal. Moser's finely-wrought engravings, enhanced by moody tints, record the departure."--School Library Journal

1995 American Bookseller Association Pick of the Lists

Product Details
  • Publisher: Joanna Cotler Books
  • Publication Date: February 14, 1998
  • Format: Paperback
  • Dewey: -Fic-
  • Classifications: Fiction
  • Description: 32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations; 24 cm
  • Tracings: Moser, Barry, illustrator.
  • ISBN-10: 0-06-443492-3
  • ISBN-13: 978-0-06-443492-8
  • Follett Number: 33920K0
  • Catalog Number: 0064434923
  • Reading Level: 3.2
  • Audience: Upper Elementary