We will begin reading a novel titled Sarah, Plain and Tall which links directly to the Early Settlers of Upper Canada unit which is our unit of focus. The novel is written by Patricia MacLachlan and won a Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Sarah, Plain and Tall is a heart warming tale of two children who are in search of a mother. Anna and Caleb are two children who live alone with their father on a farm in a rural community. Papa put an ad in the paper, asking for a wife and a mother for his children. Papa receives a letter in the mail from a woman. Could she be the one? Will she be nice? Will she like them? Will she stay on the farm?
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We will begin reading a novel titled Sarah, Plain and Tall which links directly to the Early Settlers of Upper Canada unit which is our unit of focus. The novel is written by Patricia MacLachlan and won a Newbery Medal for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Sarah, Plain and Tall is a heart warming tale of two children who are in search of a mother. Anna and Caleb are two children who live alone with their father on a farm in a rural community. Papa put an ad in the paper, asking for a wife and a mother for his children. Papa receives a letter in the mail from a woman. Could she be the one? Will she be nice?
