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Loading... Market Dayby Eve Bunting
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. This book is about a little girl who goes to town with her father for Market Day. There are several things that you can experience on Market Day. Farmers show their livestock for others to buy, there are food and candy stands, fortune tellers, sword swallowers and other acts. While her dad is buying some pigs for the family farm, the girl uses her penny to boost her friends self-confidence at the fortune teller station. Tess and Wee boy are friends who explore a market once a month in the streets of Ireland. They each have a penny to spend each time they go. Because they do not have a lot of money they take turns on who is to buy the candy for the both of them. This is a great book about friendships and gives great illustrations on how a market in Ireland may look and feel. This is a level 3 book but would interest younger readers. This book would make a great tool to teach students about different cultures. The book talks about the many different types of people you would find at a market in Ireland. Tess and Wee boy are friends who explore a market once a month in the streets of Ireland. They each have a penny to spend each time. They take turns on who is to buy the candy for the both of them. This is a great book about friendships and gives great illustrations on how a market in Ireland may look and feel. This is a level 3 book but would interest younger readers. This book would make a great tool to teach students about different cultures. The book talks about the many different types of people you would find at a market in Ireland. For example, you may see a guy swallowing a sword, a fortune teller or a man walking on hot coals. no reviews | add a review
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Tess and Wee Boy observe the farm animals, wonder at the sword-swallower, hear playing of pipes, and experience all the excitement of a country fair in Ireland. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)813.54Literature English (North America) American fiction 20th Century 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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