Walking with Ramona: Exploring Beverly Cleary's Portland (People's Guide) - Softcover

Laura O. Foster

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1621067416 ISBN 13: 9781621067412

Publisher: Microcosm Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

Walking with Ramona explores the streets, schools, characters, and neighborhoods of author Beverly Cleary’s Portland. With this charming guidebook, readers can walk the very sidewalks Beverly walked and climb the very school steps that Beverly climbed. You'll see the grocery parking lot where Ramona got stuck in the mud, the park lawn where Henry Huggins hunted nightcrawlers, and the real Portland street that became Klickitat Street, their fictional home. Beverly Cleary’s Portland was much different than the Portlandia of today. Walking with Ramona brings to life what that 1920s and 1930s Portland was like for the girl from Yamhill” who went on to become an internationally beloved children's book author. Characters like Ramona and Beezus, Henry and Ribsy, and Ellen and Austine come to life on this hour-long walking route through the Northeast Portland neighborhood where Beverly grew up.

An almost 3-mile walk or bike ride around Northeast Portland, plus other Oregon destinations.

About this title

About the Author:

Laura O. Foster writes about the Pacific Northwest. Her Portland-based books explore the city’s geology, architecture, neighborhoods, and human and natural history. She lives in Portland, OR with her family.

Review:

Advance Praise for Walking with Ramona
"Hugely impressive, absolutely enriching, and downright inspiring. Kudos to Laura for writing a book that would make Ramona proud!" Bart King, The Big Book of Boy Stuff, The Big Book of Girl Stuff, and An Architectural Guidebook to Portland

"Ramona would be amazed by this book! I love seeing where she lived and learned." Ginnie Cooper, former Multnomah County Librarian and resident of Klickitat Street

Praise for other walking guides by Laura O. Foster
"Skillfully combines neighborhood history and architectural description with keen observations guaranteed to capture a walker’s imagination." The Oregonian

"Foster makes each entry come alive with historical background and keenly drawn observations." Alice Joyce, Booklist

"An ideal guide, full of fun information." SciTech Book News

About this edition

• Publisher: Microcosm Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1621067416
• ISBN 13: 9781621067412
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128