A Home for Foundlings
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Nominated for the 2005 Norma Fleck Award
Thousands of mothers carried their babies to the gates of the Foundling Hospital desperate to save them from the cruel streets of eighteenth-century London. Each baby was left with a personal "token" - identification if a repentant mother ever returned to reclaim her child.
Captain Thomas Coram, himself childless, was inspired by the si... More
Thousands of mothers carried their babies to the gates of the Foundling Hospital desperate to save them from the cruel streets of eighteenth-century London. Each baby was left with a personal "token" - identification if a repentant mother ever returned to reclaim her child.
Captain Thomas Coram, himself childless, was inspired by the si... More
Book Information
Publisher | Tundra Books Inc |
Binding | Paperback (4 editions) |
Reading Level | Young Adults |
# of Pages | 120 |
ISBN-10 | 0887767095 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0887767098 |
Publication Date | 04/12/2005 |
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