Ten-year-old Birdie Boyer can hardly wait to start picking the strawberries.
As one fan commented, a reason for its continued success is that it\'s a touching, realistic tale of the power of neighborly love and kindness..
Teachers, grandparents, and homeschooling families continue to reach for Lois Lenski\'s Strawberry Girl .
The land was theirs, but so were its hardships.
And, perhaps most worrisome of all for the Boyers, there are rowdy neighbors, just itching to start a feud.
There is heat to suffer through, and droughts, and cold snaps.
Making the new farm prosper is not easy.
Don\'t count your biddies \'fore they\'re hatched, gal young un! her father tells her.
But her family has just moved to the Florida backwoods, and they haven\'t even begun their planting.
Ten-year-old Birdie Boyer can hardly wait to start picking them.
Strawberries--big, ripe, and juicy.
Rediscover this Newbery Medal-winning classic, a favorite of generations.
Making the new farm prosper won\'t be easy--what with the heat, the droughts, the cold snaps and the neighbors.
Her family has just moved to the Florida backwoods, and they haven\'t even begun their planting.
Ten-year-old Birdie Boyer can hardly wait to start picking the strawberries
