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Lydia Maria Child

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1) An appeal in favor of that class of Americans called Africans

Author

Child, Lydia Maria

Pub. Date

1996

Lexile measure

1270L

Physical Desc

lxii, 207 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Language

English

2) Over the river and through the wood

Author

Child, Lydia Maria

Lexile measure

410L

Language

English

Description

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An illustrated version of the well-known text describing the joys of a Thanksgiving visit to grandmother's house. "It's Thanksgiving Day, so hop in the sleigh and hold on tight as you journey through shimmering snow and a quiet but lively forest. Though the wind does blow, festive fun awaits at the end of the ride--along with plenty of pumpkin pie!"--Page [4] of cover.

3) The American frugal housewife

Author

Child, Lydia Maria

Pub. Date

2010

Physical Desc

70 pages ; 23 cm

Language

English

Description

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Along with simply written recipes for roasting a pig and preparing corned beef, hasty pudding, carrot pie, buffalo tongue, and scores of other dishes, this fascinating book, with its lively and direct style, also offered 19th-century readers suggestions for treating chilblains and dysentery, cleaning white kid gloves, educating one's daughters, and much more.

4) Incidents in the life of a slave girl: written by herself

Author

Jacobs, Harriet A

Pub. Date

1987

Physical Desc

306 pages : portrait ; 24 cm

Language

English

5) Over the river and through the wood: a Thanksgiving poem

Author

Child, Lydia Maria

Pub. Date

1993

Physical Desc

26 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

6) Over the river and through the wood: the New England boy's song about Thanksgiving day

Author

Child, Lydia Maria

Pub. Date

2011

Edition

1st ed.

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Language

English

Description

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The horse is ready, the air is bracing, and everyone is bundled into the sleigh. So let the wind blow and the snow start to fall! This family is off to Grandfather's house for a delicious feast. Matt Tavares illuminates the original text of Lydia Maria Child's verse about Thanksgiving Day.