Status
Available
Local notes
E Las
Collection
Genres
Publication
San Diego, Ca. : Harcourt, 2002.
Description
When his Jewish parents send him to a Minnesota logging camp to escape the influenza epidemic of 1918, ten-year-old Marven finds a special friend.
Awards
Texas Bluebonnet Award (Nominee — 2000)
Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)
National Jewish Book Award (Winner — Children's Picture Book — 1997)
Lupine Award (Winner — 1997)
Cardinal Cup (Honor — 1998)
Language
Original publication date
1997
User reviews
LibraryThing member nancyjensen
Based on a true story about Kathryn Lasky's father as a young boy of 10. Marven and his family have moved to the United States from Russia. It is 1918 and an epidemic breaks out in Detroit, Michigan. To escape the disease, Marven is shipped away to live and work at a lumber camp in upper Michigan.
I loved this story. Kathryn Lasky is one of my favorite writers. She authored the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. This story is one of those total Immersion experiences. Kevin Hawkes paintings are superb throughout the book. The text and the artwork combine to bring you right into the rousing lumber camp in the middle of winter.
In the classroom I would talk with the students about being brave and accepting personal responsibility. Can they remember a time when they were brave or had to be responsible? The students could talk in pairs and then write down individually their experiences to share later.
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He sets out on a five hour train ride by himself. When he arrives at his destination, he then has to ski about 5 miles to the lumber camp.I loved this story. Kathryn Lasky is one of my favorite writers. She authored the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. This story is one of those total Immersion experiences. Kevin Hawkes paintings are superb throughout the book. The text and the artwork combine to bring you right into the rousing lumber camp in the middle of winter.
In the classroom I would talk with the students about being brave and accepting personal responsibility. Can they remember a time when they were brave or had to be responsible? The students could talk in pairs and then write down individually their experiences to share later.
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LibraryThing member silly_tine
This book is a true story about how two unlikely people become friends. Marven a ten year old boy from Duluth, Minnesota in 1918, is sent to live at a logging camp far awar from home in the Great North Woods to escape the influenza that is sweeping the country. Marven is scared to go becasue he
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does not know what to expect, and is also afraid that the influenza might take the life of some of his family members. At the logging camp Marven meets a French speaking lumberjack named Jean Louis. The two have nothing in common, but become freinds anyway. When Marven comes back home he is relieved to find out that the influenza is over, and that all of his family memebers are alive. Show Less
LibraryThing member jfoti
I very much enjoyed this story. I believe that it had a lot of depth for a book of its length and I believe that the characters were complex and well-rounded. The protagonist, although a young boy, was strong and independent, and made the best of a hard situation. I believe that the main character
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is a good role model and a good example of the strength and independence that a child can have. I also liked this story because although the boy clearly did not want to leave his home, it almost became an exciting adventure for him. He made the best of it, made friends, and enjoyed his time in the woods. Overall, I found this to be a really lovely picture book that I would be pleased to use in my own classroom. Show Less
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