Ethel Pochocki
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At one time or another, most of us have made - or wanted to make - jam from berries and other fruit that we've gathered with our own hands. But what happens if the urge strikes out of season, when the pickings are slim? The answer is resourcefulness, as is discovered by young Anthony. The lesson is clear and will be useful to children of all ages: If you look closely enough and remain flexible enough, you can accomplish your goal.
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Red Flannel, a pair of long johns, and Rosebud, a delicate nightgown, hang side-by-side on the line. Red Flannel loves Rosebud, but she isn't interested in such a coarse fellow. One day a sudden snowstorm threatens to freeze them on the line, and they take off together on a harrowing adventure. Ethel Pochocki has created a hero and heroine of timeless appeal, and Mary Beth Owens's energetic watercolors infuse them with radiant life. What Rosebud and...
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A Penny for a Hundred is beloved children's book author Ethel Pockocki's timeless tale of culture shock in rural Maine during the Second World War. It is 1944 and nine-year-old Clare will finally be able to help with the potato harvest-up until now, she was only able to earn the "penny a hundred" her father paid her to pick potato bugs off the plants.
But this year, with so many local men off fighting the war, German POWs are brought in to help...
