Anna on the Farm Tapa dura - 2001

Detalles

• Título Anna on the Farm
• Autor Diane de Groat (Illustrator); Mary Downing Hahn
• Encuadernación Tapa dura
• Edición First Printing
• Páginas 160
• Volúmenes 1
• Idioma ENG
• Editorial Clarion Books, New York
• Fecha de publicación 2001-03-19
• Ilustrado Sí
• ISBN 9780618036059 / 0618036059
• Peso 0.78 libras (0.35 kg)
• Dimensiones 8.36 x 6.26 x 0.71 pulgadas (21.23 x 15.90 x 1.80 cm)
• Época de 10 a 12 años
• Cursos 5 - 7
• Nivel de lectura 680
• Library of Congress subjects Friendship, Orphans
• Número de catálogo de la Librería del Congreso de EEUU 00043194
• Dewey Decimal Code FIC

"Anna is a character filled with life and energy whose further adventures would be most welcome." Kirkus Reviews

In this sequel to Anna All Year Round (1999), nine-year-old Anna travels to spend a week in the country with Aunt Aggie and Uncle George. She is ecstatic (since all her Baltimore friends have left on vacations) until she discovers that her aunt and uncle have taken ina young orphan named Theodore. The rivalry between the children results in a series of pranks, but eventually the children become good friends. Unlike the earlier, more episodic title, the action here is more focused and the characters more fleshed out. Particularly interesting is the contrast between Anna's mother (a rigid woman with definite Old World ideas about ladylike behavior) and Aunt Aggie, who allows Anna to wear overalls for play and encourages her to have fun. The details in the setting (early-twentieth-century Baltimore, Washington and rural Prince Georges County) add to the richness of the text, as do the illustrations by Diane De Groat. A good choice for easy-chapter-book readers, especially those who have met Anna before.
Booklist, ALA

The nine-year-old protagonist introduced in Anna All Year Round (Clarion, 1999) is facing a long, hot Baltimore summer with no vacation plans or funds. Then her parents spring a surprise on her: she may spend a week at her uncle's farm. Anna continues throughout the novel to deal with opposing emotions. She's initially thrilled to be escaping the boredom of the city, but then fears being so far from her parents. After arriving at the farm, she gloomily discovers another guest, her uncle's nephew Theodore. He torments her continuously, calling her a city slicker, locking her in the henhouse, etc. Not being a meek or mousy child, Anna one-ups him each and every time. When the week has ended, they've come to a respectful understanding. Anna then faces her mother's horror at finding her daughter freckled, dirty, and wearing overalls. The novel is rollicking fun and gives a great glimpse of life in pre-World War I America. Readers will love the battle of wills Anna and Theodore fight before becoming friends, and their humorous escapades during the week together. De Groat's full-page sketch for each of the 13 chapters is perfectly in tune with the mood of the story. The novel is a good next step for readers graduating from "American Girl" stories.
School Library Journal

Once again, Hahn defies nostalgia with both the immediacy and the honesty of her up-close, present tense telling.
Horn Book