Pea Soup Fog.Pea Soup Fog Connie Macdonald Smith Macdonald "Mac" Smith (March 18, 1892 – August 31, 1949) (first name also given as MacDonald, birth year also given as 1890) was a member of a famous Scottish golfing family. He was born in Carnoustie, Scotland and died in Glendale, California. Two of his brothers won the U.S. , author Jen Cart, illustrator Down East Books PO Box 679, Camden, ME 04843 0892726431 $15.95 downeastbooks.com Pea Soup Fog is a charming picturebook story, set in a small village on the rocky coast of Maine Maine, ship Maine, U.S. battleship destroyed (Feb. 15, 1898) in Havana harbor by an explosion that killed 260 men. The incident helped precipitate the Spanish-American War (Apr., 1898). Commanded by Capt. Charles Sigsbee, the ship had been sent (Jan. . One day, a thick-as-pea-soup fog covers the whole town; no one will listen to the advice of a small girl, turning instead to the butcher, the baker, and the candle-maker for help. Only when these three have failed do they listen to the girl's wisdom, share a wonderful meal, and see the fog vanish. The soft, colorful illustrations bring this heartwarming heart·warm·ing or heart-warm·ing adj. 1. Causing gladness and pleasure. 2. Eliciting sympathy and tender feelings: a heartwarming tale. Adj. 1. and simple story to vibrant life. This is a brief picturebook tale that is well-suited for read-aloud storytime or bedtime bedtime Sleep disorders The time when one attempts to fall asleep–as distinguished from the time when one gets into bed . |
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