The Family from One End Street.THE FAMILY FROM ONE END STREET. Eve Garnett Eve Garnett was a British author and illustrator, born circa January 9, 1900. She was educated at two schools in Devon and at the Alice Ottley School in Worcester. She then went to the Chelsea Polytechnic School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools, and eventually exhibited at the . 1937/2003. Read by Julia Sands. 4 tapes. 5 hrs. Isis Publishing, 0-7531-1857-2. $44.95. Vinyl vinyl /vi·nyl/ (vi´nil) the univalent group CH2dbondCH—. vinyl chloride a vinyl group to which an atom of chlorine is attached; the monomer which polymerizes to polyvinyl chloride; it is toxic ; plot, reader, notes. J The seven children of hardworking Mr. and Mrs. Ruggles delight us with their antics antics Noun, pl absurd acts or postures [Italian antico something grotesque (from fantastic carvings found in ruins of ancient Rome)] antics plural noun . Teenager Lily Rose manages to shrink a customer's petticoat and somehow come out the better for it. Kate, age 11, loses her precious school hat to the ocean only to find it returned little the worse for wear. The nine-year-old twins join the Gang of the Black Hand and have a great adventure: James stows away in a pipe on a barge barge, large boat, generally flat-bottomed, used for transporting goods. Most barges on inland waterways are towed, but some river barges are self-propelled. There are also sailing barges. , while John spends a day with a rich family and wins their treasure hunt. Young Joe sneaks into the cinema, only to be rewarded with a real ticket. Very young Peg is returned to her parents by a policeman policeman /po·lice·man/ (pah-les´min) a glass rod with a piece of rubber tubing on one end, used as a stirring rod and transfer tool in chemical analysis. po·lice·man n. after she picks flowers in the public park. And tiny William wins a baby contest and then goes home and produces a tooth that might have won him the grand prize. The varied English accents may challenge listeners a bit, but the irrepressible Ruggles family makes this classic timely and entertaining. Teachers will find some of the chapters are perfect for stimulating classroom writing. J--Recommended for junior high school students. The contents are of particular interest to young adolescents and their teachers. Maureen Griffin, Researcher, Everett, MA |
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