An Orange for Frankie by Patricia Polacco; Illustrated by Patricia Polacco
	List Price:   $16.99 Unit Price:   $13.59 You Save:   $3.40 (20%) ISBN-10:   039924302X ISBN-13:   9780399243028 Publisher:   Penguin Edition:   illustrated Category:   Holiday Books, Picture Story Bks Pub. Date:   September 2004 Pages:   48 Format:   Hardcover; With dust jacket
Subjects
CHILDREN CHRISTMAS_FICTION CITRUS FRUITS_FICTION BROTHERS AND SISTERS_FICTION
Description/Notes
Nutrition Holiday Christmas HOTM (Oranges) Frankie and his eight brothers and sisters learn lessons about giving, family, and tradition during a snowy Michigan Christmas long ago. The Stowell family is abuzz with holiday excitement, and Frankie, the youngest boy, is the most excited of all. But there's a cloud over the joyous season: Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and Pa hasn't returned yet from his trip to Lansing . He promised to bring back the oranges for the mantelpiece. Every year there are nine of them nestled among the evergreens, one for each of the children. But this year, heavy snows might mean no oranges . . . and, worse, no Pa! This is a holiday story close to Patricia Polacco's heart. Frankie was her grandmother's youngest brother, and every year she and her family remember this tale of a little boy who learned--and taught--an important lesson about giving, one Christmas long ago Based on her own family history, Polacco retells the story of her grandmother's youngest brother Frankie, a little boy who learns--and teaches--an important lesson about giving during one Christmas. Full color.