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Summary: Think you would like Strawberry Girl.
Review: I think Strawberry Girl was a really good book. The Boyers just moved in next door to neighbors that think the Boyers are boasting because they have more than their neighbors. After a little bit into the story they start feuding. Birdie Boyer wants to become friends witht her neighbors but does she? That's for me to know, and you to find out. ...
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Summary: A great book!
Review: If you have not read this book, you should order it. It includes animals, fights, friends and lots of action! Hattie Boyles.
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Summary: This book was, and is, my favorite book of my childhood.
Review: It has been many years since I have read "The Strawberry Girl", but I can recall vividly how I lost myself totally in Birdie's new life and adventures. I recommended this book to my daughter when she was in junior school and she read it also. I think I liked the book so well because I could relate to Birdie. I am from the south. I can relate to the "Southern Accent". I can relate to the snake in the story, because the copperhead is a menace to my area. Birdie's hardships were so akin to mine as a young girl. I plan on purchasing this book to hand down to my daughter because it has very warm memories of my childhood. I totally lost track of time when I was reading this book.
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Summary: Strawberry Girl is a good book.
Review: It's about a young girl named Birdie. Her family is nice byt they have troubles with their neighbors. They kill some animals and I don't think they needed that. They story ends up okay, like most stories. You should read Strawberry Girl It is sad, funny, happy, angry, and a lot of other emotions. Strawberry Girl won the Newberry Medal in 1946. I liked Strawberry Girl, and I think you would too. ...
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Summary: End of the Open Range
Review: Set in the Florida backwoods of the early 1900's this story is one of several books by Lois Lenski with a specific regional flavor. This author deliberately chose various rural areas of the country in which to live, get to know the people about whom she was writing, make accurate sketches of the objects she found there, and perform detailed research of recent past events. Featuring the dirt poor "Crackers" STRAWBERRY GIRL introduces mainstream American kids to such issues as: the struggle for economic survival, the Importance of being a good neighbor;
and the rural controversy of Fences versus Open Range. Many sections of nothern Florida were just emerging from frontier status; it was an era when illiterate and embittered men
callously made their own law by indulging in a rampage of selfish spite and anti social behavior. Trouble between the newcomers from Caroliny and the embedded Slaters brews into a life-threatening feud. The kind Boyer family moves into an old house in the piney woods; Birdie's generous parents show courtesy, hospitality and charity to all, as they try to grow strawberries and make a decent home for their children and an honest living from the untamed land and forest. But the Slaters have earned a reputation for lawlessness; Pa encourages his older sons to be vicious and ultimately vows to drive out the newcomers--one way or another! We pity poor, boastful Shoestring--a youth caught between opposing life styles. Birdie wants to be his friend, but she she often winds up hating him. This story is written in local dialect, but readers will quickly get the hang of the slang. Ms Lenski's B/W illustrations enhance our understanding of the primitive conditions under which her characters operate. Since parents should model family values and peaceful methods of conflict resolution, Pa Slater's brood proves how white trash self perpetuates. Will anything ever cause a change of heart in that scumbag father/miserable husband? Will the country ever be rid of his menace and legacy of revenge? Based on many actual incidents, STRAWBERRY GIRL reads easily and will capture the interest of most elementary children. An excellent springboard for classroom discussion about the dilemma of solving personal problems when there is no legal recourse.
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Summary: End of the Open Range
Review: Set in the Florida backwoods of the early 1900's this story is one of several books by Lois Lenski with a specific regional flavor. This author deliberately chose various rural areas of the country in which to live, get to know the people about whom she was writing, make accurate sketches of the objects she found there, and perform detailed research of recent past events. Featuring the dirt poor "Crackers" STRAWBERRY GIRL introduces mainstream American kids to such issues as: the struggle for economic survival, the Importance of being a good neighbor;
and the rural controversy of Fences versus Open Range. Many sections of nothern Florida were just emerging from frontier status; it was an era when illiterate and embittered men
callously made their own law by indulging in a rampage of selfish spite and anti social behavior. Trouble between the newcomers from Caroliny and the embedded Slaters brews into a life-threatening feud. The kind Boyer family moves into an old house in the piney woods; Birdie's generous parents show courtesy, hospitality and charity to all, as they try to grow strawberries and make a decent home for their children and an honest living from the untamed land and forest. But the Slaters have earned a reputation for lawlessness; Pa encourages his older sons to be vicious and ultimately vows to drive out the newcomers--one way or another! We pity poor, boastful Shoestring--a youth caught between opposing life styles. Birdie wants to be his friend, but she she often winds up hating him. This story is written in local dialect, but readers will quickly get the hang of the slang. Ms Lenski's B/W illustrations enhance our understanding of the primitive conditions under which her characters operate. Since parents should model family values and peaceful methods of conflict resolution, Pa Slater's brood proves how white trash self perpetuates. Will anything ever cause a change of heart in that scumbag father/miserable husband? Will the country ever be rid of his menace and legacy of revenge? Based on many actual incidents, STRAWBERRY GIRL reads easily and will capture the interest of most elementary children. An excellent springboard for classroom discussion about the dilemma of solving personal problems when there is no legal recourse.
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Summary: NeShonda Strawberry sweetness
Review: Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski Brief summary and Review:
Birdie Boyer and her family just moved into a small town in Florida. The strawberry farming family was greeted by the Slaters, a backwoods family whose business is raising cattle on the open range. A family feud arises between the Slaters and the Boyers that involves the whole town. The Slaters, mostly Mr. Sam Slater and his two oldest boys Gus and Joe, made it their mission to torment the Boyers. They even went as far as attempting to burn the Boyers' home down and cutting the fences they worked so hard to put up. Along with the Slaters trying to run the family out of town, the Boyers faced other hardships such as a storm blowing the roof off their chicken house and the smoldering heat of the Florida summer. Even after all the trouble the Slaters put them through, the Boyers still lent a helping hand to the Slaters when Mrs. Slater grew deathly ill after Mr. Slater disappeared for weeks with his two oldest sons. When Mr. Slater finally returned, he found the Boyers in his home caring for his sick wife. Because of the Boyers' kindness, Mr. Slater changed his angry, hurtful ways. This story is wonderful in showing how the morals and values of some families are most often different from other families. It also teaches a lot on the ways of life in Florida during the early 1900s. The story inspires its readers to treat others with kindness no matter how the world is treating you because life is more rewarding when it is lived that way. Third or fourth graders will take great interest in the story. Teachers could use the book to integrate numerous subject areas such as language arts, history, geography, music, social relationships and science. Resources used in planning:
1. Lenski, L. (1973). Strawberry Girl. New York: HarperTrophy. 2. Gibbons, G. (1991). From Seed to Plant. New York: Holiday House. 3. "Ramsey's Farm Home Page" http://www.ramseysfarm.com 4. Video (not rated): Dorling Kindersley (Studio). (1997). Eyewitness Plant. 5. "Florida History" http://www.floridasmart.com/subjects/history_fl.htm 6. "Division of Historical Resources - Florida Department of State" http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/
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Summary: Teaching summary
Review: Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski Brief summary and Review:
Birdie Boyer and her family just moved into a small town in Florida. The strawberry farming family was greeted by the Slaters, a backwoods family whose business is raising cattle on the open range. A family feud arises between the Slaters and the Boyers that involves the whole town. The Slaters, mostly Mr. Sam Slater and his two oldest boys Gus and Joe, made it their mission to torment the Boyers. They even went as far as attempting to burn the Boyers' home down and cutting the fences they worked so hard to put up. Along with the Slaters trying to run the family out of town, the Boyers faced other hardships such as a storm blowing the roof off their chicken house and the smoldering heat of the Florida summer. Even after all the trouble the Slaters put them through, the Boyers still lent a helping hand to the Slaters when Mrs. Slater grew deathly ill after Mr. Slater disappeared for weeks with his two oldest sons. When Mr. Slater finally returned, he found the Boyers in his home caring for his sick wife. Because of the Boyers' kindness, Mr. Slater changed his angry, hurtful ways. This story is wonderful in showing how the morals and values of some families are most often different from other families. It also teaches a lot on the ways of life in Florida during the early 1900s. The story inspires its readers to treat others with kindness no matter how the world is treating you because life is more rewarding when it is lived that way. Third or fourth graders will take great interest in the story. Teachers could use the book to integrate numerous subject areas such as language arts, history, geography, music, social relationships and science. Resources used in planning:
1. Lenski, L. (1973). Strawberry Girl. New York: HarperTrophy. 2. Gibbons, G. (1991). From Seed to Plant. New York: Holiday House. 3. "Ramsey's Farm Home Page" http://www.ramseysfarm.com 4. Video (not rated): Dorling Kindersley (Studio). (1997). Eyewitness Plant. 5. "Florida History" http://www.floridasmart.com/subjects/history_fl.htm 6. "Division of Historical Resources - Florida Department of State" http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/
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Summary: NeShonda Strawberry sweetness
Review: Strawberry Girl is a good book. I enjoyed it because of all the characters and excitment. The characters gave me a good idea of life a long time ago. I don't think I would have liked to lived in those times. Birdie Boyer worked very hard trying to be a strawberry girl. She had lots of chores to do each day plus go to school. The family worked hard too, things changed for the family when the Slaters came to visit. Birdie knew the Slaters would cause trouble for her family. The family pulled together and things turned out fine.
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Summary: Like strawberries? Here's a good one!
Review: Strawberry Girl is a great book written and illustrated by Lois Lenski. I think that, because every time I started to read it, I couldn't stop reading! Although there are some parts that has violence,it was still very good. I really recommend this book to children ten and up, due to the violence. Strawberry Girl takes oplace in Florida in about the 1900's. It is about a seven member family, and the neighbors. After about a month of settling, the trouble starts, the neighbors get mad, because Birdies dad puts some fences around the fields so that way, Slater's cattle doesn't go into the property. The vegetation, strawberry fields, and cattle are growing very well, Mr. Slater also gets mad, and jealous. Birdie was very helpful in every way, from watering the strawberry fields, to caring for her small sibilings. I like the end a lot, because both families become very good friends. Also people started to call Birdie, Strawberry Girl, because of selling, watering, and arranging the strawberry fields. The rest of the fun is for me to know and for you to find out!
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