My Great-Aunt Arizona (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Houston, Gloria

ISBN 10: 0613034724 ISBN 13: 9780613034722

Publisher: Turtleback Books, 1997

Synopsis

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. An Appalachian girl, Arizona Houston Hughes, grows up to become a teacher who influences generations of schoolchildren.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Arizona was born in a log cabin her papa built. She grew into a tall girl who liked to sing, square-dance, and -- most of all -- read and dream of the faraway places she would visit one day.

Arizona never did make it to those places. Instead she became a teacher, helping generations of children in the one-room schoolhouse which she herself had attended. Gloria Houston's Joyous recounting of her great-aunt Arizona's quiet yet meaningful life reminds us of the magical place a special teacher can hold in our hearts.

About the Author:

Gloria Houston is the author of numerous books for children, including My Great-Aunt Arizona, illustrated by Susan Condie Lamb, which was a Smithsonian Treasure, a Family Channel's Best Book, an IRA Teachers' and Children's Choices book, and an NCTE Best Book, among other honors. She also wrote The Year of the Perfect Christmas Tree, illustrated by Barbara Cooney, which was an annual Publishers Weekly Bestseller and was named a Best Book of the Decade by the American Library Association. She currently lives in North Carolina.

About this edition

• Publisher: Turtleback Books
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0613034724
• ISBN 13: 9780613034722
• Binding: School & Library Binding
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Lamb Susan Condie