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The Resource The year of the perfect Christmas tree : an Appalachian story, by Gloria Houston ; pictures by Barbara Cooney

The year of the perfect Christmas tree : an Appalachian story, by Gloria Houston ; pictures by Barbara Cooney

Label
The year of the perfect Christmas tree : an Appalachian story
Title
The year of the perfect Christmas tree
Title remainder
an Appalachian story
Statement of responsibility
by Gloria Houston ; pictures by Barbara Cooney
Creator
Contributor
Illustrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Ruthie and her mother wonder how they will fulfill their obligation of getting the perfect Christmas tree to the town for the holiday celebration, since Papa has left the Appalachian area to go to war
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Houston, Gloria
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
no index present
Interest level
Lower Grade
Literary form
fiction
Reading level
4.2
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
1917-2000
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
Cooney, Barbara
Study program name
Accelerated Reader
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Christmas
  • Christmas trees
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Mothers and daughters
  • Self-sacrifice
  • Poverty
  • Gifts
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • Appalachian Region
  • Christmas trees
  • Christmas
  • Appalachian Region
  • World War, 1914-1918
  • Christmas
  • Christmas trees
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Gifts
  • Mothers and daughters
  • Poverty
  • Self-sacrifice
  • Appalachian Region
  • United States
  • Christmas
  • Christmas trees
  • Christmas
  • Accelerated Reader
  • Appalachian region
Target audience
juvenile
Label
The year of the perfect Christmas tree : an Appalachian story, by Gloria Houston ; pictures by Barbara Cooney
Instantiates
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
16682096
Dimensions
27 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
32 unnumbered pages
Isbn
9780140558777
Lccn
87024551
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)16682096
Label
The year of the perfect Christmas tree : an Appalachian story, by Gloria Houston ; pictures by Barbara Cooney
Publication
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
16682096
Dimensions
27 cm
Edition
1st ed.
Extent
32 unnumbered pages
Isbn
9780140558777
Lccn
87024551
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
color illustrations
System control number
(OCoLC)16682096

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