The true story of a small Jewish boy and bearish lumberjack and how they became friends under the most unusual circumstances.
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Nov 02, 2011
Crystal
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Marven of the Great North Woods is a realistic fiction book. It is an award winner of the National Jewish Book Award.This book is written for intermidiate aged children. The book is a story of a boy who was sent off to the country after his great-aunt died from influenza. His parents sent him to the country to be safe and become a man. Without knowing any French and not knowing any one, he managed to live a happy life. Once the sickness was gone, Marven joined his family again in the city. This
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Mar 04, 2010
Lacy
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Picture book from The Read-Aloud Handbook. Based on a true story. Life for a small boy at a logging camp during the influenza epidemic.
Mar 17, 2008
Amy
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Pretty cute kids' book about a Jewish boy named Marven who goes to stay at a logging camp to escape an influenza epidemic and amkes friends with a lumberjack.
It has nice illustrations too!
It has nice illustrations too!
Nov 17, 2007
Michelle
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Great youth story of courage of young boy, and the capacity for boys to be productive and helpful and brave earlier than many might think today.
Jan 10, 2011
James
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True story about a young boy who is sent to a logging camp to avoid the flu pandemic of 1918.
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