Description
Delly Porter has a happy life. She needs new shoes, but doesn't really mind because she loves the soft, silky feel of the dirt road beneath her bare feet. She's a good artist, too, even if she has to make her own art supplies. And she loves her schoolteacher, Miss Violet, who lets her help in the classroom. Life only looks brighter when Miss Violet announces the school will have a Shoebox Social to help raise funds for new art materials. But when what should be a festive occasion is threatened by prejudice and cruelty, Delly finds out that one must stay true to oneself to successfully navigate life's joys and sorrows. From Trinka Hakes Noble, the author of The Scarlet Stockings Spy and The Last Brother, comes the story of a young girl who learns the most precious things in life are not measured in dollars and cents but by the warmth of one's heart. And that truth, beauty, and love are in the eye of the beholder.
Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children: Top Five Books
NYSRA Charlotte Award Suggested Reading List--Primary Category
NYSRA Charlotte Award Ballot Finalist--Primary Category
Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award Finalist
Young Hoosier Award Finalist: Picture Book Category
Missouri Show Me Readers Award List Finalist
Nebraska Golden Sower Primary Award List--K-3
Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Reading List
Delaware Diamonds Booklist K-2 Cateogry: A Children's Choice Award
IRA Teachers' Choices--Primary Category
Bank Street College of Education--Best Book of the Year List
National Parenting Publications Awards (NAPPA) Honors
Book Sense Award--Children's Picks List
Details
Author: |
Trinka Hakes Noble |
Interest Level Low: |
Age 6 |
Interest Level High: |
Age 9 |
ATOS Reading Level Low: |
4.9 |
ATOS Reading Level High: |
4.9 |
Language: |
English |
Copyright: |
2014 |
Number of Pages: |
40 Per Title |
Teaching Guide: |
Yes |
Set: |
No |
Award Winner: |
Yes |
Binding Type: |
Hardcover |
