What would it be like to live on a Houseboat on the Mississippi River with two parents, four kids, eight chickens, several turtles, a dog, and a cat? Patsy and her family are about to find out At first, Patsy is upset when her parents decide to move from their home in River City, Illinois, to a Houseboat on the Mississippi River.
Lenski died in 1974..
She also received a Newbery Honor in 1942 for Indian Captive, a fictionalized account of the life of Mary Jemison.
Her novel of Florida farm life, Strawberry Girl, won the Newbery Award in 1946.
She did meticulous research and spoke with children and adults in the various regions to create stories depicting the lives of the inhabitants of those areas.
For her Regional America series, Lenski traveled to each of the places that became a subject of one of her books. -Library Journal Born in Springfield, Ohio, in 1893, Lois Lenski achieved acclaim as both an author and illustrator of children\'s literature.
P]resents an interesting picture of life on a river.
Houseboat Girl is based on the experiences of real families living on the Mississippi River in the summer of 1954.
But she can\'t help longing for a real house-on land.
Patsy grows to love the ever-changing river, where she even learns to swim.
Gradually, she and her brother and sisters get used to their new life.
She\'ll miss her house and friends, and she\'s sure the trip downriver will be boring.
What would it be like to live on a Houseboat on the Mississippi River with two parents, four kids, eight chickens, several turtles, a dog, and a cat? Patsy and her family are about to find out At first, Patsy is upset when her parents decide to move from their home in River City, Illinois, to a Houseboat on the Mississippi River
