Leah's Pony

by Elizabeth Friedrich (Author) Michael Garland (Illustrator)

Leah's Pony
Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade
Leah makes a sacrifice when her family is hard hit by financial problems during the dust bowl and depression of the 1930s.
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Review quotes

"A fine example of successful historical fiction in picture book format. Leah's parents are farmers in the Great Plains of the 1930s. ... The oil paintings with subdued color values have great intensity, especially several that catch their subjects full-face and frozen at the peak of strong emotional reactions. Impact is enhanced by the starkness of the setting and the illustrations' stillness. —School Library Journal, starred review
Elizabeth Friedrich
Elizabeth Friedrich is the author of many books, including The Story of God's Love, which has sold over a half-million copies. She lives in Stratham, New Hampshire.

Michael Garland is the author and illustrator of Angel Cat, among many other titles. He lives in Patterson, New York.
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781563978289
Lexile Measure
580
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Astra Young Readers
Publication date
September 01, 1999
Series
-
BISAC categories
JUV039000 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General
JUV016150 - Juvenile Fiction | Historical | United States - 20th Century
Library of Congress categories
Depressions
1929
Farm life
Ponies
Great Plains
Droughts

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