Robb White
Hardcover | Pages: 243 pages Rating: 4.41 | 498 Users | 99 Reviews
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| Original Title: | The Lion's Paw |
| ISBN: | 0913122416 (ISBN13: 9780913122419) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Florida(United States) |
Explanation During Books The Lion's Paw
September 2019: I just edited this review a little bit because in my twenties, when I wrote this, I felt invisible on the internet: by which I mean, I wrote this carelessly and goofily and with more cussing than feels apt to me today, in my forties. At the time, I worked at Strand in Manhattan, at the main-floor information desk (which no longer exists, as such), where the bulk of my job was researching the books the buyers brought in, many of them my own old memories, floating back and right into my hands, dusty and creaking.October 2008: Oh my gosh. Miss Faircloth read this to us in 4th grade (my favorite grade) and I have essentially been looking for it ever since. So that's twenty years of looking. I could only find it as an expensive paperback or collectible hardcover edition, neither of which were within my price-range. Anyway: a couple days ago a guy came in selling books and THERE IT WAS in beautiful lookalike reprint form--the Best Book in My Nine-Year Old World.
And I read it and OH MAN. SO SWEET.
Describe Appertaining To Books The Lion's Paw
| Title | : | The Lion's Paw |
| Author | : | Robb White |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 243 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 1994 by Mickler House Publishers (first published 1946) |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Fiction. Middle Grade. Adventure |
Rating Appertaining To Books The Lion's Paw
Ratings: 4.41 From 498 Users | 99 ReviewsNotice Appertaining To Books The Lion's Paw
This was a sweet book. "The Lion's Paw" was published in 1946, and my sweet friend loaned it to me since she knows that I love Sanibel/Captiva. The plot follows two orphans and a loan teenager as they try to change their futures and make for Captiva Island in search of an elusive shell. I give this one 3 out of 5 seashells! 🐚🐚🐚Excellent old Florida classic from a time when kids had hours of time, unsupervised by adults, to have adventures. It's The African Queen set in Florida for kids.
The beginning was a bit slow. My class really got into it towards the end.
There are books that stay with you all of your life; THE LION'S PAW by Robb White is one such book (for me). I read this when I was in the sixth grade, while attending Lake Butler Middle School. I found that a local publisher (in Utah) had re released it in 2008 and I immediately ordered a copy for my library. Originally published in 1946, THE LION'S PAW brings orphans Penny and Nick, together, with Ben, whose NAVY father is missing. Penny and Nick escape the orphanage and find themselves upon
Ms. Dolan, my 4th grade teacher in 1960 read this book aloud to our class. After all these years, I found it again. It is back in print and a great children's book especially for 2nd - 4th graders. It is set in Florida and was a classic walk through memory lane of how Florida and youth used to be!
My mom read and loved this book when she was young so I ordered one to read myself. Great book! Another one of those books that I would have loved as a kid and am glad to have on the bookshelf for my own kids.
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