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Summary: Sarah the bride that came through the mail!
Review: Do you know anyone who has ever ordered anything through the mail? Well, how about a bride. Jacob, Anna and Caleb's father, lost his wife and was left to raise his two children alone. He decided that he should find another mother for his children. Sarah responed to his advertisment and sent him correspondence in order to introduce herself to Jacob and his family. She described herself as being plain and tall. In the story Sarah Plain and Tall the reader learns how people get to know eachother. I enjoyed this book because it described how Jacob was able to get along without his wife, yet he still wanted more for his children. I think it is an important lesson to put family first.
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Summary: "Mail Order Bride" Becomes Loving Mum To Family
Review: This is a simple, yet endearing story, set in the American Pioneer Days, about a widowed father who seems desperate to find a new wife who can not only give him back the companionship he misses, but one who can be a mother to his small children. To have help doing "woman's work" would be another valuable quality.After corresponding a few times with an interested woman "back East", the father indeed brings home this "plain, tall woman" Sarah. The new "Mrs." may not be much to look at, but she certainly becomes a loved and welcomed part of the "ready made" family. Sarah also provides some special "magic", like a true loving mother would. At fewer than 60 pages (in rather large print), this is an easy early reader, not overwhelming even a second grader. This Newbery Medal Winner makes a pleasant addition to any child's library. I highly recommend this book especially to children who are looking to venture into literature outside of the "picture book" area. This one is a winner!****
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Summary: A delightfully tender story that pleases
Review: This delightfully tender story that pleases is not only an example of good prose and fluid story-telling but also testimony that a story about family could be interesting both to children and adults alike. Themes such as warmth, love, acceptance, homesickness, and anticipation are endearingly dealt with in this book from the viewpoint of a child. You'll finish it in one sitting.
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Summary: Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
Review: Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan was a book about a family in need of a mother. Jacob Whitting, and his children, Anna and Caleb put an ad in the paper asking for a wife and mother. They got one reply-from Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton. Sarah comes to live with the Whittings for one month. While she is there the Whittings start to love her. Even though Sarah is homesick for the sea, she loves the Whittings and their quaint farm. They slowly become a family, as they fight the hardships of life.
I recommend this book for children third grade and below, because I didn't find this book very interesting, and I think it was written for younger children to understand the meaning of family. This book was very short and right to the point, but there is no comdey, drama or action in it. This book disappointed me, because everyone always told me how good it was and now that I have finally read it, I didn't enjoy it that much.
It was obvious this book was written for children, because there are pictures, and the words are small 3-letter words. I rated this book 3 stars though, because it showed the value of family and friends.
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Summary: A Great Book
Review: Long ago in the 1900's a widower and his two children live on deserted farmland. The grass grows as high as the trees. Above, the wind blows softly in your face when you cross the crisp feilds of corn. Everything is perfect accept for one thing, a mother! Papa puts an add in the newspaper for a new wife and he soon finds a request from a young plain woman named Sarah. When she comes to meet Papa and his family, they have a splendid time and everything is perfect. What can go wrong with an enjoyable,beautiful,outgoing woman? Find out what happens in this popular childrens book... I thought this book was full of life for a fourth grade reader. I do not recommend this book for a fifith grade reader. This book was not at all a challenging book. I recommend it for a fourth grade reading level. Otherwise this book was a surprisingly wonderful read!
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Summary: A Tender, Heartfelt Story
Review: Sarah, Plain and Tall is a beautiful story with a poetic rhythm. Sadness fills Anna and her brother Caleb's house, due to the death of their mother the day after Caleb was born. Although haunted by his wife's memory, Papa recognizes Anna and Caleb's need for a mother. He puts an ad in the paper requesting a wife and receives an answer from Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton, of Maine. After exchanging letters with all of them, Sarah decides to come stay with them for a month. As Sarah lives with them, they slowly fall in love with her. Her refreshing openess brings joy to their sorrowful hearts, and they are captivated by her. But Sarah loves the sea. The lonely plains are a poor substitute for her beloved ocean waves. She misses her family. As Papa, Anna, and Caleb share their life on the plains with her, they wonder,"Will she stay?" This is a sweet story about the love of family, the need for a mother, and discovering home that you will not want to miss.
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Summary: sarah plain and tall
Review: Sarah,Plain and Tall is one of the best book I read because it is a lassic and is a New Berry book. The thing I do not like about this book is because the setting, I would like the setting to be the sea.
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Summary: Sarah and the plain review
Review: She will be at the train station tonight and her name is Sarah and she's plain and tall.
This is a saying in the book that really got us reading. This was a really good book and when this book started it was very interesting. This was about three family members, papa, Anna, and Caleb. Their mom died when Caleb was born. Papa , Anna, and Caleb once got a letter from a lady named Sarah who wants to move in with them since she lives by herself. She meets them at the train station at night. Sarah came home with them and was homesick. One day papa taught sarah how to drive the wagon ,and one day sarah drove into town and bought Anna some colored pencils for Anna to draw the sea . This was a great book.
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Summary: Summary and Teaching Review
Review: During the days of homesteading on the American plains, it was not unusual for women to die in childbirth. Caleb and Anna lost their mother to the birth of her second child. The two children yearn for a mother while their father, Jacob, needs a woman to care for his children and home. Jacob advertises for a mail-order bride. Sarah lives on the beautiful Maine coast. She has never married, so when she sees the ad, she answers, describing herself as, "plain and tall." The children anxiously await Sarah's arrival. Her intention is to investigate the family and the plains before making a commitment. She is quiet and matter-of-fact, but quickly captures the hearts of the two children. They worry that she does not want to stay; their father seems to be too impatient. When she goes into town, the children are afraid that Sarah, who misses the Maine seashore, is gone for good. But she returns with colored pencils to illustrate for them the beauty of Maine, and to explain that though she misses her home, "the truth of it is I would miss you more." This is a lovely story about the need for love, while teaching the reader about life in the mid-west during the previous two centuries. It is a gentle and inspiring story about life on the American plains. This book would be interesting to students in the 3rd grade and above. Parents and teachers could use this book to promote the study of history, geography, art, music, and social relationships.
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Summary: A Poorly Written Book Not Worth Reading
Review: Despite most reviews on this site stating that the book was excellent, I, however found it to be one deadbeat book that lacks the ability to capture the reader's attention and contains very little insight, not to mention extremely boring. Maybe this is because I am 14 years old, and have read other works of wonderfully-written literature, or maybe it is just because this book just flat-out (how shall i say this?) STINKS. Perhaps if this is the first book you have read, you might find it to be OKAY, because you do not have even a basis to judge it on or compare it to other works, which is probably the case for the other 8/9/10 year olds on this site ranting and raving about how great this book is. With each word, I painstakingly had to force myself to move onto the next until finally after about an hour, and believe me it was not at all easy, I managed to finish the book, if it should even be called that. I must warn anyone that does not take my advice to at least take a precaustion and not read it on your bed or in any place comfortable for due to the extremely boringness, childish language, and lack of effective details, you might just drift away into a deep sleep.
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