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Puffin Books, 1993-01-01

When I Was Young in the Mountains

When I Was Young in the Mountains

Reading Rainbow Books and Puffin Unicorn

Cynthia Rylant, Author

Diane Goode, Illustrator

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9780140548754

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"An evocative remembrance of the simple pleasures in country living; splashing in the swimming hole, taking baths in the kitchen, sharing family times, each is eloquently portrayed here in both the misty-hued scenes and in the poetic text."--Association for Childhood Education International. Caldecott Honor Book. Full-color illustrations.
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Keywords and Themes: Country Life • Family • Historical • JUV013030 • JUV016150 • JUV024000 • Juvenile Fiction • Lifestyles • Multigenerational • United States - 20th Century

Age Range • 5-8

Pages • 32

Subjects • Mountain life • Children

Categories • Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational • Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | Country Life • Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century

When I was young in the mountains, Grandfather came home in the evening covered with the black dust of a coal mine. Only his lips were clean, and he used them to kiss the top of my head.

Growing up in the mountains was special. Grandmother made hot corn bread and fried okra. There were trips to the swimming hole and Crawford's store.

Each pleasure was one to share - and remember. And each is part of a gentle story, illuminated with perceptively happy paintings, that evokes the love of a way of life, of a family, and most of all, of a place.

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