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Back Home
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Book Description
Even though eight-year-old Ernestine lives with her family up North, "back home" is Lumberton, North Carolina, the place where she was born and where her mama grew up. From the moment she steps off the train, Ernestine feels right at home in the lush, green countryside, working on the family farm, and spending time with her aunt, uncle, and cousins. This nostalgic, sweetly humorous visit home--bas... More
Book Information
PublisherTurtleback Books
BindingSchool & Library Binding (7 editions)
Reading LevelAges 4-8
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-100613182383
ISBN-13978-0613182386
Publication Date06/1999
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About Brian Pinkney (Author) : Brian Pinkney is a published author and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Brian Pinkney include The Faithful Friend (Stories to Go!), Daniel and the Lions, Boycott B... more
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About Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) : Jerry Pinkney is a published adapter, author, and an illustrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of Jerry Pinkney include Goin' Someplace Special, Undersea Animals: A Dramatic Dimen... more
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