I know rosemary wells, and maybe you do too, as the author of the max and ruby picture books for young children. I ndia, a young intelligent girl, was born in 1848 to the moody family in the rich, fertile shenandoah valley in berryville, virginia. Rosemary wells career as a writer and illustrator spans more than 30 years and 60 books. A girl named india just wants to play with boys and have fun but her mother wants her to study housing. Aug 30, 2007 rosemary wellss reads from her recent book, red moon at sharpsburg viking, 2007 and discusses why she spent years researching the book. Its told from the point of view of a southern girl, india moody. Download red moon at sharpsburg audiobook by rosemary wells. Red moon at sharpsburg, by rosemary wells, is an entertaining and historically accurate fictional story.
It symbolizes the evilness of war, blood, and pas death. Rosemary wells has 310 books on goodreads with 1960775 ratings. Red moon at sharpsburg by, rosemary wells guns blood and a river that turned red thats exactly what happened in sharpsburg. India moody must summon the courage she didnt know she had to plunge into one of the wars most tragic and terrifying eventsthe battle of antietam, known in the south as sharpsburgin order to get medicine to her desperately sick father.
Red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells goodreads. Download and enjoy your favorite rosemary wells audiobooks instantly today to your mobile phone, tablet, laptop or desktop at. Inscribed to max by author rosemary wells opposite title page, 23 pages full color, childrens fiction, picture book, rabbits, easter eggs, max goes on an egg hunt with his sister ruby, isbn10. She is the recipient of numerous awards including the osborne humor award, childrens book council. The moon was a crescent and had a silver lining, symbolizing good, like how she found the money at sharpsburg and. Rosemary wells deaths, injuries, hardships, bravery, and a romance.
See all books authored by rosemary wells, including mary on horseback. Wells has the ability to write and research and create a wstory and a world for young adults as vivid as the one created with very few words and pictures. Author bio rosemary wells has created her bestloved characters in the popular bunny siblings, max and ruby, who are featured in more than forty books and star in their own television show on nick jr. It was also about the different challenges she faces and how she overcomes them. Historical fiction literature from annette lamb on vimeo. Max simply cannot fall asleep without his red, rubber elephant. India, a young intelligent girl, was born in 1848 to the moody family in the rich, fertile shenandoah valley in berryville, virginia. Red moon at sharpsburg is a vivid recounting of the civil war from the perspective of a young girl living in virginias shenandoah valley. Red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells librarything. The book red moon at sharpsburg 07 by wells, rosemary hardcover 2007 can give more knowledge. Awardwinning picturebook author tony johnston presents the poignant story of a. The book red moon at sharpsburg was good because it was romantic but also about the difficulties of war.
A number of you have a different opinion about publication. The moon was a crescent and had a silver lining, symbolizing good, like how she found the money at sharpsburg and her dreams to go to collage for her pa. Three mountain stories, and noisy nora, and more on. Download or stream red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells.
Two years later, when my husband applied to the columbia school of architecture, we moved to new york city. Rosemary wells is the author of more than one hundred books for children, including more than forty about the beloved bunnies, max and ruby, who star in their own television show on nick jr. Rosemary wells books have garnered ala and school library journal best book and christopher award honors. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. I found it a great book because it had lots of action. Rosemary wells books list of books by author rosemary wells. In maxs bedtime, even though ruby offers max her stuffed animals, he cant sleep without his red rubber elephant.
See more ideas about language and literature, literature and author studies. Listen to red moon at sharpsburg audiobook by rosemary wells. The kiddos were pretty much unfamiliar with anything except max and ruby, so i was glad to introduce them to more works by rosemary wells. Discover great places through reading is a list of books representing the literary heritage of the 50 states, the district of columbia and the u. The only part i did not enjoy was when, at the ending, it did not tell you if india went to the colledge or not. Interview with rosemary wells about hands off, harry. She loved science and math, but because she was a women she was unable to study it intensively in her early childhood. Red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells semicolon. India moody must summon the courage she didnt know she had to plunge. After high school, i went to the museum school in boston. Nikolas bedish the book i read was red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells. Rosemary wells books have garnered ala and school library journal best book and. At nineteen, i left school, married tom wells, and began a career as a book designer.
Extended sample red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells. Rosemary wells audiobooks download instantly today. Rosemary wells books, author biography, and reading level. Wells has the ability to write and research and create a wstory and a world for young adults as vivid as the one created with very few words and pictures in her max books. Rosemary wells has written andor illustrated more than one hundred books for children. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream. The recipient of many awards and citations for her books, she spearheaded a national campaign for early literacy called read to your bunny the most important twenty minutes of. Rosemary wells has written andor illustrated more than one hundred books for children, including following grandfather, illustrated by christopher denise, and on the blue comet, illustrated by bagram ibatoulline. Although the war lasted four long years, rosemary wells highlights the battle at sharpsburg, also known as states that she spent twelve years researching. She was expected to learn scriptures and home economics, but they did not interest her. Supposedly, these were very deliberate design decisions, and in all other aspects, this is a lovely bookwellss warm lines match the mood of the songs perfectly. Listen to red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells at.
Buy this book wells wingwalker once again brings a historical period. She travels all over the country as a tireless advocate for literacy. Why then must we leave the great thing like a book red moon at sharpsburg 07 by wells, rosemary hardcover 2007. Rosemary wellss reads from her recent book, red moon at sharpsburg viking, 2007 and discusses why she spent years researching the book. A new list is created and distributed annually by the library of congresss center for the book during the national book festival. Synopsis this page provides a short summary of the book without ruining its ending. Wells has also written noisy nora 1973, yoko 1998, the voyage to the bunny planet series, a christmas book called morriss disappearing bag 1975 and a collected book of illustrations of rodgers and hammerstein songs. To read the transcript of this video, go to the transcript page from children growing up in the middle ages to young adults struggling to survive the holocaust, historical fiction immerse young people a different time and place.
Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. I found a job as a designer at macmillan, where i published my first book, sing a song, o. By rosemary wells red moon at sharpsburg reprint wells, rosemary on. Would you like rosemary to visit your school or library. Twelve years old when the civil war begins, india longs to study natural science. Her newly published red moon at sharpsburg is possibly her best work so far. Rosemary wells is the author of 120 books for children, including more than 40 about the beloved bunnies, max and ruby, who star in their.
Red moon at sharpsburg is a historical fiction novel by rosemary wells. Red moon at sharpsburg audiobook, by rosemary wells. As the civil war breaks out, india, a young southern girl, summons her sharp intelligence and the courage she didnt know she had to survive the war that threatens to destroy her family, her virginia home, and the only life she has ever known. Rosemary wells books list of books by rosemary wells. Red moon at sharpsburg, 2009, rosemary wells, 1442065060. Noted childrens author wells takes on the civil war in this comingofage. In her notes, rosemary wells says, i hope my story will reveal something deeper than fact, and that is the profound immorality of war. Red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells, paperback. Body if i were to rate this book i would give it 4 out of 5 stars.
Interview with rosemary wells about red moon at sharpsburg. Shes one of my favorite authors from my childhood and the first preschool program i ever did was a max and ruby program, so its close to my heart. Red moon at sharpsburg rosemary wells, julia gibson on. Buy a cheap copy of red moon at sharpsburg book by rosemary wells. This book shows the power of hope, perseverance, and kindness in difficult times.
The book red moon at sharpsburg 07 by wells, rosemary hardcover 2007 can give more knowledge and also the precise product information about everything you want. When the civil war breaks out, life in the south is transformed and nothing remains the same. Red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells, paperback barnes. Red moon at sharpsburg red moon at sharpsburg audiobook, by rosemary wells. Families who know these songs might enjoy singing with this as long as they can deal with. Noted childrens author wells takes on the civil war in this comingofage novel set in the small town of berryville, in the northern end of virginias shenandoah valley. This well researched novel focuses on two families whose lives are forever changed by the civil war. Red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells scholastic. India moody, daughter of a harnessmaker, tells the story of several interlinked shenandoah valley families in the years 186165. She has also published red moon at sharpsburg 2007, a historical novel featuring a young girl in the american civil war. Henrys freedom box ellen levine picture book many thousands gone virginia hamilton anthology new day dawning joyce hansen short stories red moon at sharpsburg rosemary wells chapter book samuels horses alison hart chapter book silent thunder andrea davis pinkney chapter book.
Perfect for beginning readers and fans of the classic characters from rosemary wells, this book about maxs delicious and nutritious. Red moon at sharpsburg succeeds as both a historically accurate depiction of the american civil war from the perspective of the first person narrator, young india moody, but is also a detailed and horrifying vision of a war that was fought mostly in the. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. Explain how the red moon at sharpsburg symbolizes indias struggles to attain her dreams. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. She places miki on her red carpet and brings her candy until girls festival on march 3. Red moon at sharpburg is, as can be deduced, a civil war novel. Rosemary wells is the author of 120 books for children, including more than 40 about the beloved bunnies max and ruby. Red moon at sharpsburg audiobook by rosemary wells. It is a historical fiction book written by rosemary wells. This book was about the struggles of living during the civil war for a young teenage girl. Red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells overdrive. Red moon at sharpsburg by rosemary wells overdrive rakuten.
Kids will love this illustrated board book about going to bed. It takes place in shenandoah valley, virginia, around the time of the civil war. Event date september 29, 2007 notes rosemary wells, who began her career as a book designer for a large publishing company, has been writing and illustrating for more than 30 years. I really enjoyed reading this book because it was a very adventures book and had a lot of cliffhangers which i love to read. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2. Sep 29, 2007 rosemary wells in a presentation at the 2007 national book festival. Download red moon at sharpsburg audiobook by rosemary. Red moon at sharpsburg awardwinning author rosemary wells lays bare the senseless devastation of war in this stunning novel. Book fest 07 summary rosemary wells in a presentation at the 2007 national book festival. Rosemary wells has long been a favorite of mine from reading morriss disappearing bag and stanley and rhoda to my now 27 and 25 year old sons to reading mary on horseback to my 7th grade class last year.
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