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EAN: 9780316968997 ISBN: 0316968994 Label: Little Brown & Co (Juv) Manufacturer: Little Brown & Co (Juv) Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 34 Publication Date: 1992-09 Publisher: Little Brown & Co (Juv) Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: Little Brown & Co (Juv) Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Hits too close to homeSimply outstanding book which perfectly captures the unbearably devastating situation. The author writes with simplicity and heart, easy enough for children to comprehend but also with the intelligence for adults. My family settled in the Swift River Valley and were raising their young children when Boston's attitude about "those people" destroyed their way of life. I grew up hearing stories about the life lost and, in most cases, never regained. The friendliness of neighbors, picnics ... Read More Rating:  - A grandfather's *Reservoir of Faith* in his Kin and the FutureA grandfather rows his boat and pauses to point out landmarks to his passenger, a granddaughter who is going to row at college. The landmarks are deep under the waters of Quabbin Reservoir in western Massachusetts, which drown the history of families - even pre-history? It is difficult for the young woman to get beyond sentimental feelings of her own childhood and friends with whom she played on those hills and dirt roads. They had lived happy lives until big city politics intervened to disrupt ... Read More Rating: - *CRY ME A RIVER* an achingly sweet story forecasting future water problems . . .Jane Yolen tells the story of a community 'drowned' by waters filling a new reservoir. The poetry of her telling somehow lessens the ache. You doubtless know of such a story - - of vast lakes covering YEARS OF FAMILY HISTORIES, and pre-history. Barbara Cooney has created realistic scenes to accompany Yolen's words. Together, the story makes a lasting impression: children playing among gravestones, listening at night to the long mournful train whistles, and at sugaring-off tine "tasting the thin ... Read More Rating: - Not just for childrenThis book is for anyone - of any age - who has lost anything of beauty or anything they love. Children will love it, but don't keep it from the adults. I still can't read it without crying. Rating: - Deep book about dealing with lossThe best thing about this book is its refusal to play games with your child's mind. Rejecting the shameless tear-jerking of so much media aimed at children, this book embraces the grand tradition of children's books that takes children seriously. This is a book about dealing with loss about about letting go, but also a book that makes the reader reflect on what is good about life. Warts and all, life is sweet. As a historian, I really appreciate that Yolen tries hard to show what her valley was like AND what it ... Read More 
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