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Goin' to Boston

An Exuberant Journey in Song

By Margolin, Harriet & Bolam, Emily

Publishers Summary:
Inspired by a folksong, the trip from country to city in vintage 1920 vehicles has never been more ebullient, as reflected in Emily Bolam's delightful watercolors. Led by a little girl on a bicycle, people travel to Boston in carts and carriages, on buses, on horseback, in wagons and cars. They are headed for the beautiful Boston Common where people gather to sing and dance, buy and sell, exercise and relax- in short, to enjoy themselves as people have enjoyed open spaces for centuries. Sheet music and a historical description of commons make up the endnotes.

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978-1-92976-645-1
Publisher
Blue Apple


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Reviewed on July 1, 2002

PreS-Gr 2 Inspired by an old Appalachian folk song, Margolin adds her own stanzas to the original first verse and refrain. A child waves good-bye to her Pappy and begins riding her bike toward Boston "Ear-lye in the morning." Along the way, human and animal friends in a variety of vehicles join the parade-one in a tractor, two on a mu...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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