Books with title Sarah, Plain and Tall: Skylark

"I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall."A heartwarming story about two children, Anna and Caleb, whose lives are changed forever when their widowed papa advertises for a mail-order bride. Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton from Maine answers the ad and agrees to come for a month. Sarah brings gifts from the sea, a cat named Seal, and singing and laughter to the quiet house. But will she like it enough to stay? Anna and Caleb wait and wonder -- and hope. Performed by Glenn Close "Did Mama sing every day?" Caleb asks his sister Anna. "Every-single-day," she answers. "Papa too." Winner, 1986 Newbery Medal1986 Christopher Award1986 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for Children1986 Golden Kite Award for Fiction (SCBW)Notable Children's Book of 1985 (ALA)1985 Children's Editors' Choices (BL)Best Books of 1985 (SLJ)Children's Choices for 1986 (IRA/CBC)Outstanding Children's Books of 1985 (N.Y. Times Book Review)International Board of Books for Young People Honor List for Writing, 19881986 Notable Trade Book in the Language Arts (NCTE)1986 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)1985 Books for Children (Library of Congress)1988 Garden State Children's Book Award (New Jersey)1988 Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (Arkansas)100 Favorite Paperbacks 1989 (IRA/CBC)Best of the 80's (BL)1986 Christopher Award1986 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction for Children1986 Golden Kite Award for Fiction (SCBW)Notable Children's Books of 1985 (ALA)1985 Children's Editors' Choices (BL)Best Books of 1985 (SLJ)Children's Choices for 1986 (IRA/CBC)Outstanding Children's Books of 1985 (NYTBR)1986 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)1985 Children's Books (Library of Congress)1988 Garden State Children's Book Award (New Jersey Library Association)1988 Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award (Arkansas)100 Favorite Paperbacks of 1989 (IRA/CBC)Best of the '80s (BL)1986 Notable Children's Trade Books in the Language Arts (NCTE)1988 Choices (Association of Booksellers for Children)1988 International Borad of Books for Young People Honor List for Writing1986 Jefferson Cup Award (Virginia Library Association)

This Newbery Medal-winning book and children's literature classic is perfect for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie books, historical fiction, and timeless stories using rich and beautiful language. Sarah, Plain and Tall gently explores themes of abandonment, loss, and love. The 30th Anniversary edition includes author Patricia MacLachlan's Newbery speech, a discussion guide, and a reading list.Set in the late nineteenth century and told from young Anna's point of view, Sarah, Plain and Tall tells the story of how Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton comes from Maine to the prairie to answer Papa's advertisement for a wife and mother. Before Sarah arrives, Anna and her younger brother, Caleb, wait and wonder. Will Sarah be nice? Will she sing? Will she stay?Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. This Newbery Medal-winning book and children's literature classic is perfect for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie books, historical fiction, and timeless stories using rich and beautiful language. Sarah, Plain and Tall gently explores themes of abandonment, loss, and love. The 30th Anniversary edition includes author Patricia MacLachlan's Newbery speech, a discussion guide, and a reading list. Set in the late nineteenth century and told from young Anna's point of view, Sarah, Plain and Tall tells the story of how Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton comes from Maine to the prairie to answer Papa's advertisement for a wife and mother. Before Sarah arrives, Anna and her younger brother, Caleb, wait and wonder. Will Sarah be nice? Will she sing? Will she stay? Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts

This beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter book series about the Witting family.Set in the late nineteenth century and told from young Anna's point of view, Sarah, Plain and Tall tells the story of how Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton comes from Maine to the prairie to answer Papa's advertisement for a wife and mother. Before Sarah arrives, Anna and her younger brother Caleb wait and wonder. Will Sarah be nice? Will she sing? Will she stay?This children's literature classic is perfect for fans of Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie books, historical fiction, and timeless stories using rich and beautiful language, and it's a strong choice for independent reading. Sarah, Plain and Tall gently explores themes of abandonment, loss, and love. Read the rest of the Sarah books by Patricia MacLachlan: Skylark, Caleb’s Story, More Perfect than the Moon, and Grandfather’s Dance.

This teaching unit helps introduce fine literature to students with a wide range of reading abilities. Each teaching unit promotes oral and written language proficiency through discussion questions and writing assignments that develop comprehension, application, synthesis, and evaluation skills. Reproducible pages contain classroom-tested activities that reinforce thinking skills while introducing the concept of analysis through class discussion. Extensive background information is provided for the teacher; students are presented with the elements of fiction, including setting, characterization, plot, point of view, and theme.

"Did Mama sing every day?"Caleb asks his sister Anna."Every-single-day," she answers."Papa sang, too."Their mother died the day after Caleb was born. Their house on the prairie is quiet now, and Papa doesn't sing anymore. Then Papa puts an ad in the paper, asking for a wife, and he receives a letter from one Sarah Elisabeth Wheaton, of Maine. Papa, Anna, and Caleb write back. Caleb asks if she sings. Sarah decides to come for a month. She writes Papa: I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall, and Tell them I sing. Anna and Caleb wait and wonder. Will Sarah be nice? Will she like them? Will she stay?