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Cracked Corn and Snow Ice Cream
A Family Almanac
By Willard, Nancy & Dyer, Jane
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-15227-250-0
- Publisher
- San Diego : Harcourt Brace & Co., c1997.
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on October 1, 1997
Gr 2-6 Willard and Dyer have joined creative forces to produce a charming book that escorts readers back in time, pulling together interesting and useful information on weather, planting, cooking, etc. Children are told, "Pretend you are reading The Farmer's Almanac, which tells you about weather and days to remember and how to grow a pumpkin so big you could sleep in it. Pretend it's 1911 or 1920, and the snow is so deep you can't even find the road." What personalizes this title is "The Voices" sec...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
