From a beloved, award-winning author, here is a moving story based on real events surrounding an infamous 1912 strike. even though she suspects that he is hiding some terrible secret. Alone and far from home, she agrees to protect him. Then, on the train, a boy begs her to pretend that he is her brother. After all, didn't Miss Finch tell the class that the strikers are nothing but rabble-rousers-an uneducated, violent mob? Suppose Mamma and Anna are jailed or, worse, killed? What will happen to Rosa and little Ricci? When Rosa is sent to Vermont with other children to live with strangers until the strike is over, she fears she will never see her family again. But instead of filling their cramped tenement apartment with Italian lullabies, Mamma is out on the streets singing union songs, and Rosa is terrified that her mother and older sister, Anna, are endangering their lives by marching against the corrupt mill owners.
Rosa's mother is singing again, for the first time since Papa died in an accident in the mills. (Rosa's mother is singing again, for the first time since. (Books By The Case) 12 Copies Bread and Roses, Too 9780618654796 Marvin's struggle with reading will ring true to reluctant and eager readers alike, and all will share his triumph in Katherine Paterson's reassuring story, the third about this popular character. And everyone seems to know how to read – except Marvin. Everyone seems to have a place in class – except Marvin. Everyone seems to know where to go – except Marvin. It is the first day of school, and Marvin is scared. Featuring award–winning authors and illustrators, and a fabulous cast of classic characters, I Can Read books introduce children to the joy of reading independently. Inaugurated in 1957 with Else Holmelund Minarik's Little Bear, illustrated by Maurice Sendak, the series has grown to over 200 titles, which include mysteries, adventure stories, poetry, historical fiction and humour. I Can Read books are widely recognised as the premier line of beginner readers. Share the love of reading with your beginner reader!
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