Lucky Beans - Hardcover

Birtha, Becky

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807547824 ISBN 13: 9780807547823

Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company, 2010

Synopsis

Like so many people during the Great Depression of the 1930s, Marshall Loman's dad has lost his job. There's little money, but there are plenty of beans-in fact, Ma cooks them for supper every single night! Beans start looking better when Marshall sees the contest posted in the furniture store window. HOW MANY BEANS ARE IN THE JAR? WIN THIS BRAND NEW SEWING MACHINE! Ma needs that sewing machine-but how can Lomans possibly guess right? Then Marshall remembers something he learned in arithmetic class. Becky Birtha's engaging story, based on her grandmother's memories of Depression years in the African American community, is illustrated by Nicole Tadgell's expressive paintings.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

During the Great Depression, an African American boy uses lessons learned in arithmetic class to figure out how many beans are in a jar to win his mother a sewing machine.

About the Author:

Becky Birtha is a published author of children's books. A published credit of Becky Birtha is Grandmama's Pride (Golden Kite Honors (Awards)).

About this edition

• Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0807547824
• ISBN 13: 9780807547823
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Tadgell Nicole