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Overview
Anna is thrilled when she receives an invitation to leave hot, sticky Baltimore and visit her aunt and uncle on their farm, where she’ll be able to go barefoot, swim in the pond, and drink fresh-squeezed lemonade. But when she arrives, she’s greeted by an unpleasant surprise: her uncle’s nephew, Theodore, who delights in teasing her mercilessly about her city ways. Anna refuses to let Theodore get the best of her, though, and in a series of suspenseful adventures and hilarious mishaps she proves that she isn’t just a city slicker, after all.In this lively sequel to Anna All Year Round, award-winning author Mary Downing Hahn again draws on her own mother’s childhood experiences just before World War I. The result is a gathering of humorous, heartwarming episodes filled with both the delights and difficulties that have always accompanied the journey of growing up.
In the summer before World War I, nine-year-old Anna is happy to spend a week at her aunt and uncle's Beltsville, Maryland, farm until she meets Theodore, who calls her a "city slicker" and spurs her to prove that she's just as clever and brave as he is.
Editorials
Publishers Weekly -
In this sequel to Anna All Year Round, set just before WWI, nine-year-old Anna is happy to spend a week at her aunt and uncle's farm in Anna on the Farm by Mary Downing Hahn, illus. by Diane de Groat. All runs smoothly until she meets Theodore, who calls her a "stuck-up city slicker" and spurs her to prove that she's just as clever and brave as he is. ( Mar.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.From The Critics
Once again, Hahn defies nostalgia with both the immediacy and the honesty of her up-close, present tense telling.Children's Literature
In this lively sequel to Anna All Year Round, the young protagonist, Anna, is looking for a way to escape the hot summers of Baltimore. Her best friends are going to the beach or the mountains, but Anna's family cannot afford a vacation. Then, as if by magic, she receives a special invitation from her aunt and uncle to spend a week with them on their farm in the country. Anna is so excited about visiting Aunt Aggie and Uncle George that she gives little thought to how different life on a farm will be for a born and bred city girl. Her first challenge greets her when she meets Uncle George's orphaned nephew, Theodore, who has come to live on the farm. Theodore is trouble for Annie from the start. He shuts Annie in the hen house with the mean rooster and tells her to ride the "not-so-willing" billy goat. Anna is determined to have a good time in spite of Theodore's taunts of "city slicker." Young readers will relate to the colorful characters and adventures, which are based on the childhood experiences of the authors mother. Set in the time of pre-World War I, the gaslights of the city and horse-drawn carriages add charm and detail to this appealing story. 2001, Clarion Books, $15.00. Ages 4 to 8. Reviewer: Sue ReichardBook Details
Published
March 19, 2001
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages
160
ISBN
9780547562995