Bibliograph

The mermaid's purse, Patricia Polacco

Type

Label

The mermaid's purse, Patricia Polacco

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Intended audience

NC750L, Lexile

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 5-8

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The mermaid's purse

Responsibility statement

Patricia Polacco

resource.studyProgramName

Accelerated Reader, LG, 4.3, 0.5, 186704

Summary

Young Stella loves books so much, her books begin to take over the farmhouse. "Why, Stell, you need your own library to hold those books," her pa tells her, so he and the neighbors build her one! She calls it "The Mermaid's Purse," since the midwife said Stella was born in one. Stella opens the Purse to her neighbors and travels around the countryside, sharing her books door-to-door. Not everyone gives them a chance at first, like grouchy Pig Ears Lonsberry. But farmer Dunkle sure changes his mind when information in a book saves his sick sheep. Eventually, everybody comes to love the Mermaid's Purse -- so when a tornado destroys it, scattering Stella's precious books far and wide, the whole community rallies to help. Based on the life of beloved author-illustrator Patricia Polaccos own amazing grandmother, this wonderful celebration of reading and community is as exhilarating as it is heartwarming

Target audience

juvenile

Classification