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Lantern in Her Hand / Bess Streeter Aldrich
SKU
004035
ISBN
9780140384284
Grade PK-AD
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Description
You will meet young Addie Mackenzie in 1854 as she takes you on the adventure of her life from eight years old until the time people refer to her as "Old Addie Deal." Addie's family was very well off until her father lost everything in a bad investment. While Addie dreams of having her old life back, she passes up the opportunity and chooses a life of a pioneer. Addie endures the hard times of frontier life and raises her children to pursue the ambitions that were once her own. 251 pgs, pb.
Publisher's Description of Lantern in Her Hand / Bess Streeter Aldrich
The classic story of Abbie and Will Deal—pioneers who left everything behind for a new life on America’s frontier.
Abbie Mackenzie dreamed of becoming a fine lady like her aristocratic grandmother, devoting herself to music and art. But at eighteen Abbie found a different dream, turning away from the promise of a comfortable life as a doctor’s wife to marry handsome, quiet Will Deal. Together, they eagerly accepted the challenge of homesteading in Nebraska territory, where the prairies stretched as far as the eye could see, and only the strongest survived for long.
For nearly 90 years, reader have cherished Abbie’s story—an inspiring story of struggle against unexpected perils, of love and laughter, of the land she helped conquer and the family she raised.
Abbie Mackenzie dreamed of becoming a fine lady like her aristocratic grandmother, devoting herself to music and art. But at eighteen Abbie found a different dream, turning away from the promise of a comfortable life as a doctor’s wife to marry handsome, quiet Will Deal. Together, they eagerly accepted the challenge of homesteading in Nebraska territory, where the prairies stretched as far as the eye could see, and only the strongest survived for long.
For nearly 90 years, reader have cherished Abbie’s story—an inspiring story of struggle against unexpected perils, of love and laughter, of the land she helped conquer and the family she raised.
Category Description for LLATL Gray - Grade 8
Covers spelling, grammar (parts of speech, punctuation, capitalization, clauses, types of sentences, verb tenses, irregular verbs, phrases, predicates, conjunctions, synonyms, antonyms, and much more), vocabulary, analogies, word study, composition (combining sentences, types of sentences, descriptive writing, interviews, letters, formal and informal writing, narrative writing, persuasive writing, poetry, reports, research, and more). Includes passages from classic literature and the Bible. There are also four full-length book studies. Passages include: Man Called Peter, Luke 10:30-33, "The Gift of the Magi," Little Princess, Twice Freed, Tale of Two Cities, "The Star-Spangled Banner," Matthew 5:43-45, Jane of Lantern Hill, Moby dick, "Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise," Black Arrow, Pollyanna, Children of the New Forest, "The Rainy Day," Proverbs 6:6-11, White Fang, Prisoner of Zenda, Samuel 16:12-13, No Little People, "How Firm a Foundation," "Beautiful Things."
The four novels studied in this level include: God’s Smuggler, A Lantern in Her Hand, Eric Liddell, and Daddy Long-Legs. You can purchase the 4 novels as part of the Complete Package with the Teacher and Student books, buy them separately, or source them from a local library.
Changes to the 3rd edition include: Daddy Long Legs has replaced Across Five Aprils as a book study. In-depth analogy studies have been added.
Details
| Product Format: | Softcover Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | PK-AD |
| Brand: | Viking |
| Author: | Bess Streeter Aldrich |
| ISBN: | 9780140384284 |
| EAN/UPC: | 051488006992 |
| Length in Inches: | 7 |
| Width in Inches: | 4.5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.75 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.4 |
| Ages: | 13+ |
| Pages: | 256 |
| Publication Date: | 4/1/1997 |
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required for a book study in Learning Language Arts Through Literature - 8th grade
for Heart of Dakota World Geography Guide
Curriculum required reading
part of literature course in Heart of Dakota curriculum