{"product_id":"clara-and-the-bookwagon-9780064441346","title":"Clara and the Bookwagon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePapa will not allow Clara to learn to read--he says \"Farm people like us do not have time to read.\" But when the traveling bookwagon, with persuasive Miss Mary at the reins, arrives at their farm, Papa realizes he must change his mind. Based on the true story of America's first 'bookmobile.'\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The free library in a nearby Maryland village is off-limits to the curious child, but Clara's chance encounter with librarian Mary Titcomb and the first horse-drawn 'moving library' changes her father's response. A glimpse of childhood without schools, libraries, literacy and books is presented in easy-to-read historical fiction.\" (\u003cem\u003eCooperative Children's Book Center)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClara and the Bookwagon \u003c\/em\u003eis a Level Three I Can Read book. Level 3 includes many fun subjects kids love to read about on their own. Themes include friendship, adventure, historical fiction, and science. Level 3 books are written for early independent readers. They include some challenging words and more complex themes and stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLevinson, Nancy Smiler:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eNancy Smiler Levinson has written many popular books for young readers, including \u003cem\u003eMagellan and the First Voyange Around the World\u003c\/em\u003e and the I Can Read Books \u003cem\u003eClara and the Bookwagon, \u003c\/em\u003e illustrated by Carolyn Croll, and \u003cem\u003eSnowshoe Thompson, \u003c\/em\u003e illustrated by Joan Sandin. She lives in Beverly Hills, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCroll, Carolyn:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Carolyn Croll is the distinguished illustrator of many books for children, including the \u003cem\u003eI Can Read Books The Big balloon race\u003c\/em\u003e by Eleanor Coerr and \u003cem\u003eClara and the Bookwagon\u003c\/em\u003e by Nancy Smiler Levinson. She lives in Philadelphia, PA.","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50668913262866,"sku":"9780064441346","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_465add2c-34c9-4033-a5d4-e3c30343033c.jpg?v=1733752262","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/clara-and-the-bookwagon-9780064441346","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}