Retells the events of a special Christmas for a poor family in New York City at the turn of the century.

The lion in the box

Marguerite De Angeli

Doubleday / New York 03 September

Set in England during the Middle Ages, this award-winning tale presents the touching story of a courageous young boy who suddenly loses the use of his legs and is forced to learn how to deal with his new disability. Newbery Medal Winner. Reissue.

The Door In the Wall

Literature & Fiction

Literary

DOUBLEDAY

This is April's story and in particular it is about her tenth birthday. The story is ageless, the appeal to her peers will be universal. This book is well recommended by many child education organizations.

Bright April

United States

Seven-year-old Yonie is a wondernose because he can't keep his nose out of anything and is always getting into trouble. When his parents go away overnight, he's left as the man of the house and promised a special reward if he can keep himself and the farm out of trouble. But that night a bad storm brings trouble--the kind that not even a full-grown man could handle easily. A Caldecott Honor Book. Illustrations. 48 pp. Ages 7-11. Pub: 7/97.

Yoni Wondernose

Doubleday, Doran

A curious Amish boy who lives on the family farm in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, shares a wonderful secret with his father.

Yonie Wondernose

Trumpet Club

Lovely story for increasing the imagination. Well told. Fun read!

Children's Books

Scholastic. Inc.

San Val

The Door in the Wall

2 CDs 2ours 36mins Ever since he can remember, Robin son of Sir John de Bureford, has been told what is expected of his as the son of a nobleman. He must learn the ways of knighthood. But Robin's destiny is changed in one stroke when he falls ill and loses the use of his legs. Fearing a plague, his servants abandon him, and Robin is left alone. A monk named Brother Luke rescues Robin and takes him to the hospice of St. Mark's, where he is taught woodcarving and - much harder - patience and strength. Says Brother Luke, "Thou has only to follow the wall far enough that will be a door in it." Robin soon enough learns what Brother Luke means. And when the great castle of Lindsay is in danger, it is Robin, who cannot mount a horse and ride to battle , who saves the townspeople and discovers there is more than one way to serve the king.

Listening Library

Relates the summer adventures of a young boy living in Michigan in the nineteenth century and how he came to acquire the two things he most wanted--a dog and a pair of copper-toed boots.

Copper-Toed Boots

Wayne State Univ Pr

Marguerite de Angeli was born in Lapeer, Michigan, in 1889. As a child, she loved to hear her father tell the story of the red leather-topped copper-toed boots he prized when he was a boy.
Recreating the mischievous adventures of that boy through a Michigan summer, Copper-Toed Boots escapes to a time of "tradin" with schoolmates, "tradin" at the store, and picnicking during blackberry season. Children of all ages will delight in this realistic portratyal of mid-nineteenth century rural life. From classroom antics to the day the circus comes to town, Marguerite de Angeli vivdly depicts the folk happenings of a little American town.

Geography & Cultures

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The lion in the box

The Door In the Wall

Bright April

Yoni Wondernose

Yonie Wondernose

The Door In the Wall

Yonie Wondernose

The Door in the Wall

Copper-Toed Boots

Copper-Toed Boots