Judy's Journey

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2011
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Lois Lenski was the winner of a Newbery Medal for Strawberry Girl and a Newbery Honor recipient for Indian Captive: The Story of Mae Jemison.

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Lois Lenski was the winner of a Newbery Medal for Strawberry Girl and a Newbery Honor recipient for Indian Captive: The Story of Mae Jemison.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 222
Publisher: Open Road Young Readers
Published: 27 Dec 2011
ISBN 10: 1453258426
ISBN 13: 9781453258422
Book Overview: These classics from Lois Lenski's Regional America series were the first children's books of their kind to tell the hardships and struggles of children in rural America. Long out of print, Open Road Media proudly brings these classics back for a new generation of young readers.

Media Reviews

[C]hildren will draw . . . a valuable revelation of the deprivation and poverty of these homeless American workers who pick most of the vegetables that we buy. -The Horn Book Magazine

Author Bio

Born in Springfield, Ohio, in 1893, Lois Lenski achieved acclaim as both an author and illustrator of children's literature. For her Regional America series, Lenski traveled to each of the places that became a subject of one of her books. She did meticulous research and spoke with children and adults in the various regions to create stories depicting the lives of the inhabitants of those areas. Her novel of Florida farm life, Strawberry Girl, won the Newbery Award in 1946. She also received a Newbery Honor in 1942 for Indian Captive, a fictionalized account of the life of Mary Jemison. Lenski died in 1974.