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Title: Henry Hikes to Fitchburg by D.B. Johnson ISBN: 0-395-96867-4 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 28 February, 2000 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.85 (20 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Great book!
Comment: This is a wonderful picture book about two bears who both want to reach Fitchburg, a town thirty miles away. Henry decides to walk, and his friend decides to do odd jobs around town in order to earn money for the train fare. The reader can decide with the turn of every page which bear is enjoying the journey more. A great book about how the journey is as important as reaching the destination. Also a note on the the origin of the story and Henry David Thoreau. Great illustrations as well.
Rating: 5
Summary: Marching to different drummers
Comment: There's a lot to love in this book by D. B. Johnson. There is the priceless story-lesson concerning two bears traveling to the same destination by widely divergent paths, one enjoying the pleasures of nature along the way while the other works to earn fare to travel by more modern means. There are the beautifully memorable illustrations, one after another, of the bears as they make their way to Fitchburg. And there is the message, to stop and smell the roses, take in a little nature, just walk. Or maybe just sit in the woods and read Thoreau.
Rating: 5
Summary: Great place to start
Comment: This book is an introduction for young children to the philosophy of simplicity. Johnson has adapted the true story of Henry Thoreau's hike to Fitchburg into a children's tale that kids can understand and cherish. As the book begins, Henry is talking to a friend, and they decide to go to Fitchburg. The friend thinks it would be faster to take the train, but contrary old Henry says it would be faster to walk. Rather than argue their points, the two friends each set off to Fitchburg in their own by their own method. Of course, the friend has to earn money to pay the train fare, so he spends all day doing various odd jobs before taking the night train. Henry, on the other hand, sets off walking, and enjoys the beautiful scenery along the way. They both eventually get to Fitchburg, but they had very different experiences in meeting their goal.
The format of the book, with one side of each page devoted to Henry and the other to his friend, gets children to focus on a constant comparison between the experiences of the two characters. By the end of the book, the children see that there are many ways to reach a goal, and contrary to common practice, sometimes those methods that don't cost money may be preferable- -it all depends on what you value in life. This book would be a great starting point for conversations with children about the choices that they or their families are making. And the pictures are wonderful, too!
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Title: Henry Builds a Cabin by D.B. Johnson ISBN: 0618132015 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 26 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Henry Climbs a Mountain by D.B. Johnson ISBN: 0618269029 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 22 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: Walking With Henry: Based on the Life and Works of Henry David Thoreau by Thomas Locker ISBN: 1555913555 Publisher: Fulcrum Pub Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: Henry David's House by Henry David Thoreau, Steven Schnur, Peter Fiore ISBN: 0881061166 Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing Pub. Date: February, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Louisa May and Mr. Thoreau's Flute by Julie Dunlap, Marybeth Lorbiecki, Mary Azarian ISBN: 0803724705 Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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