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The Journey
A new heroine to win readers' hearts, joining the ranks of Lydia Grace Finch and Elizabeth Brown
Sunday
Dear Diary
The luckiest girl on this good earth is writing to you tonight -- my birthday -- made perfect a few minutes ago by the present of a lace handkerchief. Mother had even hidden a tiny cake in her suitcase! I've never been higher than Aunt Clara's porch, or farther t...more
Sunday
Dear Diary
The luckiest girl on this good earth is writing to you tonight -- my birthday -- made perfect a few minutes ago by the present of a lace handkerchief. Mother had even hidden a tiny cake in her suitcase! I've never been higher than Aunt Clara's porch, or farther t...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
March 14th 2001
by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
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Today I'd like to recommend the writing team of Sarah Stewart and her husband and illustrator, David Small. These Michigan authors combine their amazing talents to make beautiful and thoughtful picture books. This particular book, "The Journey," (Farraf Straus Giroux, 2001) tells the story of a young Amish girl named Hannah and her first trip to the big city of Chicago. She writes diary entries about all the amazing things she sees and how they each remind her of home. The city is wonderful, but...more
The Journey is about the anticipation and excitement of traveling to another place. Once we journey to that other place, we can’t wait for the journey back home. While we travel, we miss home, our friends, our family, and everything that is familiar. The story also tells how gifts from our hearts mean more than material items. I most enjoyed the illustrator’s depiction of the scenes of Chicago contrasted with those of the Amish community. The illustrations show the hustle and bustle of a big, cr...more
This is more deserving of an award or medal than Umbrella which we read around the same time. I liked this more than Julia though. :( This story just couldn't hole her interest and it was obvious she was trying. I think the diary format was the obstacle for her, which I happen to like very much in certain instances. But Julia, being 6 years old, hasn't ever had a diary so knows very little and has had no experience getting used to it. I may try to read this again with her in a year or two.
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This is another superb book by the Stewart-Small picture book writer-illustrator team. I was particularly touched by this story.
The story is about an Amish girl named Hannah who gets to go on a bus trip for a week to Chicago, her first time in a big city. The story is told entirely in diary form.
Each day of the trip has a diary entry by Hannah of what they did in the big city that day, with an accompanying illustration, and then the next page shows a scene from back home that has some relation t...more
The story is about an Amish girl named Hannah who gets to go on a bus trip for a week to Chicago, her first time in a big city. The story is told entirely in diary form.
Each day of the trip has a diary entry by Hannah of what they did in the big city that day, with an accompanying illustration, and then the next page shows a scene from back home that has some relation t...more
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The Journey is a story about a young Amish girl named Hannah who takes her first trip away from home to visit Chicago. I was drawn to this book because I briefly lived in Philadelphia where I often saw Amish people in and around the city limits. I remember being unable to stop staring at them because I was curious about their clothing, mannerisms and way of life. This book is written entirely in diary entries, which describe Hannah's experiences. Hannah, her mother, and her mother’s friend exper...more
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Published: 2001, Farrar Straus Giroux
Age: 6-10
This is a story of Hannah, an Amish girl who visits Chicago. It is her first time away from her home on an Amish farm. She writes about her feelings of the sights and sounds of the city to her “silent friend” in her diary. Once in a while she does something she is proud of herself for, but she remembers that pride is one of the seven deadly sins. However, she feels safe writing about it in her diary to her silent friend. She is excited and mesmerized...more
Age: 6-10
This is a story of Hannah, an Amish girl who visits Chicago. It is her first time away from her home on an Amish farm. She writes about her feelings of the sights and sounds of the city to her “silent friend” in her diary. Once in a while she does something she is proud of herself for, but she remembers that pride is one of the seven deadly sins. However, she feels safe writing about it in her diary to her silent friend. She is excited and mesmerized...more
This particular book by Stewart is about a certain week in a young Amish girl's life when she is given the privilege of a trip to a big city as a birthday gift from her Aunt Clara. Again, Small's watercolors add such joy to the story, with a myriad of details that can be found in a city. The girl shares diary entries to tell the story. While she loves being there (she writes: "I feel like happiness has rushed up and grabbed me from behind," the reader also sees that every glorious site in the ci...more
The Journey by Sarah Stewart
Publisher and Date: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2001
Grade 2-3
Summary: Hannah an Amish girl leaves the country side to visit her aunt in a big city. The story is written as diary entries. Each day, Hannah writes an entry in her diary about her new experiences buying groceries in a store and boat rides along skyscrapers.
Response: I thought this was a culturally generic book but has some good moments for students to make connections. This would be a good story to read to stud...more
Publisher and Date: Farrar Straus Giroux, 2001
Grade 2-3
Summary: Hannah an Amish girl leaves the country side to visit her aunt in a big city. The story is written as diary entries. Each day, Hannah writes an entry in her diary about her new experiences buying groceries in a store and boat rides along skyscrapers.
Response: I thought this was a culturally generic book but has some good moments for students to make connections. This would be a good story to read to stud...more
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This diary-style book records the memorable events of a young Amish girl's trip to Chicago. Hannah is awe-struck when she witnesses the hustle and bustle of the big city. Although she is surrounded by incredibly new sights, she is still reminded of her hometown. Kids can relate to a book that is written in the form of a diary--the daily entries can make Hannah's story realistic. The illustrations compliment the text fantastically--this can also make it a good read-aloud. This account of an Amish...more
Many times in your classroom you will find students that have never been out of their hometown before The Journey would be a great book to introduce to children if you want to show them a young girls experience to a new place. Since the book is in diary format, this would be a good example to show students if you wanted to teach journalism.
Excellent picture book by husband and wife team Sarah Stewart (author) and David Small (illustrator). Tells the story, through journal entries, of an amish girl who goes on a trip to the big city. The pictures are, of course since it's David Small, wonderful. Kids won't get as much out of it as adults, but it's a good way to talk about people who live other lifestyles.
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30 months - we always love David Small's illustrations. He can say a lot with his images before the first word is read. I like the diary or letter concept, it was very successful in Stewart's The Gardener, but I didn't enjoy this one nearly as much and I don't think O could follow the story as well.
Hannah, a country girl, gets to go on a trip to the big city with her mom!
The text is written in a diary format, and every other page shows what Hannah would have been doing in the country as she explores the city. This would be great for a lesson on comparing and contrasting.
The text is written in a diary format, and every other page shows what Hannah would have been doing in the country as she explores the city. This would be great for a lesson on comparing and contrasting.
Like the more well known Stewart/Small book The Gardener, this book is epistolary in form (actually, it's diary entries). Subtle revelations, delightful illustrations--all in all a terrific intro to Amish culture and a good story.
This is my favorite Stewart offering. I adore the illustrations (by her oh so talented husband) with the parallels between the Amish and the modern worlds.
An illustrated story illuminating the beauty of both urban and rural life through the eyes of an Amish girl visiting Chicago.
See Chicago through the eyes of a young Amish girl.
Stewart creates the most thoughtful picture books! Really good!
Another cool book by Sarah Stewart. This one is about an Amish or Mennonite family that goes to the city for the main character's birthday. She is completely enthralled by the entire experience. This book could be read in conjunction with a lesson on noticing. That's all that the girl does on every page. She writes in a personal journal about the things she finds and connects them to things in her own life. Very well presented. Similar to a couple other Stewart stories in the way that they were...more
Great Book.
The Stewart/Small books are published in the children's book format but are certainly intended for adults. Beautiful, subtle, indearing. Is it surprising that the author and illustrator are married? Their relationship just makes me love their work more.
This is my least favorit books by Sarah Stewart and pictures by her husband David Small. The story was so wonderfully basic, there's no place like home. I just didn't like the pictures as much in this book.
Interesting story of an Amish girl who goes to New York for the first time. Cute story, even better illustrations.
Used this as a read aloud to show the importance of pictures to tell the story!
Oct 27, 2008
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Wife of famed illustrator, David Small, Sarah Stewart has written a number of children's books. She grew up in Texas, and lives in Michigan with her husband.
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