Sarah, Plain and Tall CD Collection

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Summary: Boring, Terrible, Not Good At All
Review: "Sarah, Plain and Tall" is a short and boring book. I, an eleven-year-old boy, had to read it for Accelerated Reader, and as the story progressed it became worse and worse. I thought Sarah's letters to her brother in Maine sounded like letters a four-year-old would write to their parents from camp. The book might have been better if it had been told by another character in the story, such as Caleb or Papa. I would never recommend this book to anyone, unless they are absolutely desperate for AR points. I am very surprised that it won the 1986 Newbery Medal. No offense to the author.

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Summary: Sarah, Plain and Tall
Review: Sarah, Plain and Tall is a great book. This book is by Patricia MacLachlan. The book is 58 pages long. Patricia MacLachlan also wrote Through Grandpa's Eyes, Arthur, For the Very First Time, Tomorrow's Wizard, Mama One, Mama Two, Cassie Binegar, Seven Kisses in a Row, Unclaimed Treasures, The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt, Three Names, Skylark, and All the Places to Love. I really liked this book.
The book Sarah, Plain and Tall is about Sarah, the Maggie, Jacob, the father, Caleb, Jacob's son, and Ann, Jacob's daughter. When Caleb was born, the next day his mother died. Caleb now grew up and he was living in the fields with Jacob and Ann. Jacob came home from work and he toll Ann and Caleb he had made an advertisement in the newspaper. The advertisement said that Jacob was looking for a wife and a mother of two kids. After a couple of days, a Maggie from Maine named Sarah wrote a letter to Jacob and said she would be more than happy to be a mother and a wife. Jacob and Sarah were sending each other a lot of letters than Sarah wrote her last letter to Jacob. She said she is going to take a train to Jacob's closest train station. She said to Jacob to come and pick her up. She will be wearing a yellow bonnet. She will be plain and tall. Sarah also brought her cat Seal and presents for Ann and Caleb. When Sarah came to the house she was very happy and gave Ann and Caleb their presents. They were all very happy. She learned how to ride a horse and she played with Caleb and Ann a lot. Still, Sarah missed the sea, and the cool breeze, and her brother too, but she was happy to live with Ann, Jacob and Caleb.
I really liked how the author described the setting. One sentence the author used was "She came though the green grass fields that bloomed with Indian paintbrush, red and orange, and blue-eyed grass. When the author described the fields I pictured the field very good in my head. I was never confused where the characters were.
I also really like the author's style. I think it was very exiting. Everything was clear and there were a lot of details. I understood everything. When they were talking about the dunes at first I didn't know what a dune was so she explained it and then continued.
I thought the book was clear, exiting, great, and interesting. I really liked the book. It had a lot of feelings and emotions in it. I would really recommend this book to you. You should read it.


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Summary: Great Family Book!
Review: Carole Seneker



Sarah, Plain And Tall

Author: Patricia MacLachlan
Sarah, Plain And Tall is a heart-warming story about how one woman won the love of two children and their father. This is timely story with appeal to today's many step-parents and blended families. Sarah, Plain And Tall is set in a time when transportation was by train, horse and buggy, or covered wagons. The author does not provide background information regarding historical fact or the time-span the book is set in. The story is accurate in the portrayal of the culture and values of the time period.
Sarah, Plain And Tall is written in the 1st person point-of-view using Anna's voice. She is the oldest child. The language of the dialogue uses some terms that Sarah brought from Maine. This book is a welcome addition to the classroom library. Children living with both natural parents will also benefit from reading this book. Sarah, Plain And Tall is a view from the opposite side of Cinderella (a well-known fairy tale). Children need this positive view of step-mothers, particularly today when the these families are so common.




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Summary: An Overview of a Children's Classic
Review: Sarah,Plain and Tall, a popular children's book, brings a plains family very much to life. The characters are believable and the plot is easily followed. Students in grades four and five eagerly devour the chapters, anxiously awaiting the activity in the next chapter. Yes, the book is low-key, but the students seem to appreciate the love and concern exhibited by the adults. I would highly recommend this delightful book to any teacher who wants to bring characters and plot "alive" to his/her class.


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Summary: Sarah, Plain and Tall is my favorite book of all time!
Review: This book is about a girl named Anna and a boy named Caleb, and there Papa. Papa is very sad, because his wife has died, and then a woman named sarah comes, and makes them happy. You never really know 'till the last minute if Sarah will stay or not. it starts out sad, but it has a happy ending. Best book I have ever read. I recomend this book over a million other books! Also the sequels are good too! Skylark, Caleb's story, and Cassie Beginer.