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Summary: an excellent book by kayla
Review: There mother had died a day after there brother was born. There father put in ad in the newspaper about finding a wife and someone replyed. She said she would stay for a month and if she liked it she would get married to him. I'm not going to tell you if she stayed or not but it is a great book that all ages 9-13 will love to read.
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Summary: Sarah, Plain and Tall
Review: In most cases, I tell friends "Read the book first. Then watch the movie." While that's what I did, I don't think it really matters with SARAH. The movie practicly followed the book word for word, quote for quote, until the near-ending, in which Anna does some snooping not in the book. A very nice movie, with another charming proformence from Glen Close.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: This book is about a young girl who lives on a farm with her father and brother.The girls mom died when her brother was born. The Father wrote an ad in the paper asking for a wife. Sarah repyed to the ad. She exchanged lettles to everyone in the family.After a while, she said she would be coming by train and she would be waring a yellow bonnet. She said she would stay for a month to see if she liked it there.She had a lot of fun that month, but she missed the sea in Maine. She brought her sea shells and her cat named seal. She named her that because she was gray. You'll have to find out for your-self if Sarah stays, and the trails they overcome in the month.
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Summary: Every girl should read this book.
Review: This book is about a young girl whose mother died. Her fatherwants to have a mother for her. So, he puts an ad in the paper andSarah writes to him. She says she'll come by train and she'll weat a yellow bonnett. I liked the cat in this story. His name is seal because she is gray. This is a good book for girls.
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Summary: Great book
Review: I liked the book, Sarah, Plain and Tall. I liked the girl. Her name was Anna. Anna's Mother died when Caleb was born. Sarah came to live with Anna and her family. Sarah gave Anna a sea stone. She became Anna's best friend.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: I liked the book, Sarah, Plain And Tall. The author's name was Patricia MacLachen. The character's names were Caleb, Sarah, Anna, and Papa. I though the book was very interesting. It first started when Caleb was siting by the fire. He was asking questions about Mama singing songs. Anna was explaining to him about when he was born. Their mama died. Sarah answered Papa's letter and came to live with them. Sarah taught Caleb how to swim. If anybody gets the book, they will really enjoy it.
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Summary: A Warm Family Story for Children (and adults, too)!
Review: I first learned of Sarah, Plain and Tall when Hallmark Hall of Fame aired the series. I was so intrigued I bought the 3 volume set on video. Afterwards, I found the book in the Newberry Winner section of the library! I was so happy to see the building blocks and the basics had not been tampered with in the videos! The mail-order bride coming to a bitter widower with two lonely children is classic. The interaction is excellent and this book readily lends itself to teaching blocks for history, families and geography. I agree it is a winner all around!
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Summary: Sarah, Plain, and Tall Sure is a Plain Book
Review: In the book, Sarah, Plain and Tall, Sarah cannot change her mind if she loves Jacob, it gets so tiring after awhile. Sarah and Jacob have written each other so many times, it seems like they1ve known each other forever, but the truth is, they1ve never even meet before. Jacob wants Sarah to come live with him and his children, Anna and Caleb. Sarah decides to go. She really likes his house and children, but misses her home by the sea up north. Sarah has difficulties adapting to the farm life, but she gets used to it after awhile and starts to like it. Sarah teaches Anna and Caleb a lot of things. Jacob taught her how to ride a horse and set up the wagon. She takes the wagon into town, Jacob and the kids don1t think she is coming back. While Sarah is in town, she makes up her mind if she wants to stay or to not stay. Don1t get me wrong or anything, I like a good love story, but this one is no good. I will leave the decision to you, if you want to read this book or not.
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Summary: A REALLY GREAT BOOK
Review: If you are looking for a short easy read book this book has to be it. As I said this book is short but it just a good or even better then a long book. Sarah, Plain and Tall is a book about a father rasing to kids, a girl and boy, and he needs help so he sends a letter to a girl named Sarah living in Maine and she whites back to say she is coming to live with them for a month and the description she gave the father, so he whould know who she was, was I am plain and tall.
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Summary: The History in Sarah, Plain and Tall
Review: As I began to read Patricia McLachlan's Sarah, Plain and Tall Iwas instantly thrust into a time machine that took me back to asimpler time and place. A time of farms and wagons pulled byhorses. A time where there were no such things as computers, the Internet or any of the other distractions that we have today. This is how the Witting family lives their lives. Jacob is the father, Anna the older sister and Caleb, the youngest child. Anna and Caleb's mother died the day after she had Caleb and their father hasn't been the same since. Jacob puts an ad in the paper to find a wife and gets a response from Sarah from Maine. This book is a history lesson in disguise. I realize that all historical fiction is has an underlying history lesson, but this book in and its characters are very convincing. The lessons that the reader will learn are valuable and well taught. Sarah Plain and Tall takes place in 1910 and anyone who reads this book will learn about how people lived their life during this time. The book has many pieces of historical information. For example, it talks about how Sarah was wore very plain clothes, made by herself. It talked about how they had to use a plow pulled by a donkey to turn the fields. In one scene, a devastating storm blows through, and the Wittings must go into the barn to keep safe, but they also have to keep the animals safe. This depicts what a large role farm animals played in the livelihood of families during the early 1900's. The book also talks of how the children had to do real chores around the farm to keep it running smoothly. For example, they have to get up and help milk the cows, feed the animals and sometimes house maintenance. All of these are accurate depictions of life on a farm. Jan Susina's article, "American Girls Collection: Barbies with a Sense of History", argues that this series of books uses a nine-year-old girl to teach other girls about American history. Sarah, Plain and Tall is done in the same style of the books in the American Girl's Collection. It gives children a lesson in history, but it is hidden among an interesting story with adventure, drama and comedy. I think that this fact adds to the value of both of the books. If authors can make books that interest children and teach them something about their history, then they are truly effective authors. I think the audience intended for this book needs to be a little more mature than most of the other books we've looked at this semester. This book allows the children to use their imagination. They can imagine what Sarah looks like, how plain she really is. They can see the plows and the farm animals. Being able to see things in their head is a valuable skill for a child to have. I think that this book definitely gives children a glimpse into the past, like stepping onto a time machine. It definitely had more mature subject matter such as death of a parent, finding a new mate for the father figure and children's feelings of abandonment. Whatever the case, Sarah, Plain and Tall is a story for the ages which will be read for years to come.
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