Book Overview
Tomie dePaola's stories from the momentous year his family built their new house at 26 Fairmount Avenue highlight his wit, sense of humor, and strong family bonds. The book earned raves from reviewers of all ages and a Newbery Honor award.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:039923246X
ISBN13:9780399232466
Release Date:April 1999
Publisher:G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Length:64 Pages
Weight:0.57 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 6.1" x 8.7"
Age Range:7 to 10 years
Grade Range:Grades 2 to 5
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
26 Fairmount Avenue...A Treasure
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
In 1938, Tomie dePaola is five years old and things are really beginning to happen. His family is building a new house with two floors and will be moving out of the apartment he's lived in his whole life. He'll be starting kindergarten, hopefully learning to read, and he just can't wait. Walt Disney's Snow White is at the movies and everybody's excited about going to see it and that was the year the big hurricane struck Connecticut..... Told in the first person, Mr dePaola has written a wonderfully heartwarming, autobiographical story, full of humor, drama, suspense and just the day to day ups and downs of a little boy's life. His easy to read text is written in a gentle conversational tone and fans of dePaola will recognize characters from his picture books, (Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs). This continuity adds intimacy to the story and makes youngsters feel like a part of the family. Perfect for readers 7-11, 26 Fairmount Avenue is also a terrific read aloud family book and the first of a new series that shouldn't be missed.
Excellent chapter book for read aloud & reading.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Excellent chapter book for read aloud and for young readers. This first chapter book by Tomie DePaola is the start of many to come. The book is a narrative of his childhood experience moving to a new home. Like his picture books, this one should not be missed!
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