Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children by Pinborough, Jan

Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children

Once upon a time, American children couldn't borrow library books. Reading wasn't all that important for children,...
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Author: Jan Pinborough
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Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children by Pinborough, Jan

Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children

$46.49

Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children

$46.49
Author: Jan Pinborough
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Once upon a time, American children couldn't borrow library books. Reading wasn't all that important for children, many thought. Luckily Miss Anne Carroll Moore thought otherwise This is the true story of how Miss Moore created the first children's room at the New York Public Library, a bright, warm room filled with artwork, window seats, and most important of all, borrowing privileges to the world's best children's books in many different languages.

Author: Jan Pinborough
Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 03/05/2013
Pages: 40
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 10.60h x 8.30w x 0.40d
ISBN: 9780547471051
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 5.6
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 156569 / Miss Moore Thought Otherwise: How Anne Carroll Moore Created Libraries for Children


Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award - Nominee


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/01/2013 pg. 48
Publishers Weekly 02/04/2013
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2013
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2013 pg. 136
School Library Journal 03/01/2013 pg. 143
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 04/01/2013 pg. 388
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 - Superior,Well Above Average

About the Author

Jan Pinborough is the managing editor of a children's magazine called Friend. This is her first children's book. She lives in Utah. Visit www.janpinborough.com and www.missmoorethoughtotherwise.com.

Debby Atwell is the acclaimed illustrator of many books, including Barn, Pearl and River. She lives in Maine, close to Miss Moore's childhood home.


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