{"product_id":"miss-dorothy-and-her-bookmobile-9780060291556","title":"Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Gloria Houston and Susan Condie Lamb comes the true story of Miss Dorothy, an enterprising and dedicated librarian who drove a bookmobile to bring books to her neighbors in Appalachia, in this companion volume to \u003cem\u003eMy Great-Aunt Arizona\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It's a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDorothy's dearest wish is to be a librarian in a fine brick library just like the one she visited when she was small. But her new home in North Carolina has valleys and streams but no libraries, so Miss Dorothy and her neighbors decide to start a bookmobile. Instead of people coming to a fine brick library, Miss Dorothy can now bring the books to them--at school, on the farm, even once in the middle of a river \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouston, Gloria:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eGloria Houston is the author of numerous books for children, including \u003cem\u003eMy Great-Aunt Arizona\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Susan Condie Lamb, which was a Smithsonian Treasure, a Family Channel's Best Book, an IRA Teachers' and Children's Choices book, and an NCTE Best Book, among other honors. She also wrote \u003cem\u003eThe Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree\u003c\/em\u003e, illustrated by Barbara Cooney, which was an annual \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e Bestseller and was named a Best Book of the Decade by the American Library Association. She currently lives in North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLamb, Susan Condie:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSusan Condie Lamb has illustrated several other picture books for children, including the beloved \u003cem\u003eMy Great-Aunt Arizona\u003c\/em\u003e by Gloria Houston. Now writing and illustrating her own projects, Susan lives in Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50652065169682,"sku":"9780060291556","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f407acb0-2e2c-46f9-9621-9ccf0b3fe263.jpg?v=1733316647","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/miss-dorothy-and-her-bookmobile-9780060291556","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}