false <![CDATA[The Relatives Came]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1179975790m/981463.jpg 981463 13 In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden and ate up all the strawberries and melons. They plucked banjos and strummed guitars. When they finally had to leave, they were sad, but not for long. They all knew they would be together next summer. illustrated by Stephen Gammell 1566522 1985 The Relatives Came total:413|5:176|4:142|3:76|2:19|1:0| 413 1714 467 99 5 1 false false Tue Oct 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 09:30:35 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 20:09:59 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false true Tue Sep 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 14:45:15 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 15:16:07 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Sep 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 18:04:10 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 18:47:04 -0700 2009 The artwork is illustrated with light shading using colored pencils of cool and warm colors. Overall...more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 12:51:26 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 12:51:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Oct 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 05 17:52:52 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 22:01:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 08 14:02:53 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 18:20:32 -0700 2009 by, Cynthia Rylant
1. Brief Summary
This book is about a summer full of visiting from Relatives that live in Virginia. The book was very descriptive of what the family did. The family did things such as eat yummy food, play games, fix broken things, they had pic...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 01 14:25:28 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 09:43:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sat Oct 03 06:49:23 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 25 15:26:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Feb 27 08:01:10 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 09 07:02:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 01 10:05:11 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 05 10:58:30 -0800 2009 In a rainbow-colored station wagon that smelled like a real car, the relatives came. When they arrived, they hugged and hugged from the kitchen to the front room. All summer they tended the garden and ate up all the strawberries and melons. They plucked banjos and strummed guitars...more...]]> 0 1 false false Sat Sep 27 11:39:38 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 27 11:40:04 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Wed Sep 23 17:47:12 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 23 17:55:21 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Wed Jul 22 20:27:16 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 20:30:55 -0700 2009 Cynthia Rylant does a great job of totally immersing the reader of "The Relatives Came" into the world of this one particular extended family, making us feel as if we, too...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 02 13:59:31 -0800 2009 Mon Mar 02 14:04:37 -0800 2009
Genre- Picture Book

Topic-Family visits

Social-Families influences on one another who visit from different places

Curricula Use-read aloud

Literary Elements-symbolism

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Illustrator: Stephen Gammell

Genre: Picture Book

Year Published: 1993

Reading Level: K-3

Topic and Themes: Families

Curricular Use: Read Aloud

Social: Coping, Staying close

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