Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
38) Christmas bells
Author
Language
English
Description
In 1860, the Henry Wadsworth Longfellow family celebrated Christmas at Craigie House, their home in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The publication of Longfellow's classic Revolutionary War poem, "Paul Revere's Ride," was less than a month hence, and the country's grave political unrest weighed heavily on his mind. Yet with his beloved wife, Fanny, and their five adored children at his side, the delights of the season prevailed. In present-day Boston, a...
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When her father persuades their colony to kill all the birds because they are eating the crops, Almira joins the schoolmaster in trying to prove that the birds are both beautiful and useful.