An exquisitely illustrated paean to everyone who struggles to learn how to read, and to everyone who won't give up on them.

Cal is not the readin' type. Living way high up in the Appalachian Mountains, he'd rather help Pap plow or go out after wandering sheep than try some book learning. Nope. Cal does not want to sit stoney-still reading some chicken scratch. But that Book Woman keeps coming just the same. She comes in the rain. She comes in the snow. She comes right up the side of the mountain, and Cal knows that's not easy riding. And all just to lend his sister some books. Why, that woman must be plain foolish--or is she braver than he ever thought?

That Book Woman is a rare and moving tale that honors a special part of American history--the Pack Horse Librarians, who helped untold numbers of children see the stories amid the chicken scratch, and thus made them into lifetime readers.

Author: Heather Henson
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 10/07/2008
Pages: 40
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.18h x 10.24w x 0.43d
ISBN: 9781416908128

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 124697 / That Book Woman


Award: 2008 Parents Choice Awards (Fall) (2008-Up) Recommended - Picture Book
Award: 2009 Great Lakes Book Awards Winner - Picture Book
Award: 2009 Christopher Awards Winner - Books for Young People
Award: 2011 Bluebonnet Awards Nominee - Children's
Award: 2011 Georgia Children's Book Award Nominee - Picture Storybook
Award: 2011 Beehive Awards Nominee - Picture
Award: 2010 Keystone to Reading Book Award Nominee - Primary
Award: Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award Nominee - Grades K-3
Award: 2011 Golden Sower Award Nominee - Primary
Award: Black-Eyed Susan Award Nominee - Picture Book