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Who Came Down That Road? Paperback – January 1, 2011

by George Ella Lyon (Author), Peter Catalanotto (Illustrator)
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From parents and great-grandparents through settlers and Civil War soldiers, and further back still, a mother answers her son's question, "Who came down that road?"
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  1. Reading age
    4 - 9 years
  2. Print length
    32 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Grade level
    Preschool - 3
  5. Dimensions
    9.75 x 0.25 x 10.25 inches
  6. Publisher
    Kane Miller Book Pub
  7. Publication date
    January 1, 2011
  8. ISBN-10
    1935279807
  9. ISBN-13
    978-1935279808
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kane Miller Book Pub (January 1, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 32 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1935279807
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1935279808
  • Reading age ‏ : ‎ 4 - 9 years
  • Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 6.4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.75 x 0.25 x 10.25 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

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George Ella Lyon

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George Ella Lyon has published award-winning books for readers of all ages, and her poem, “Where I’m From,” has been used as a model by teachers around the world. Recent titles include She Let Herself Go (poems) and the following picture books: “Which Side Are You On?” The Story of a Song, and All the Water in the World (both CCBC Choices), The Pirate of Kindergarten (Schneider Award) and You and Me and Home Sweet Home (Jane Addams Honor). Originally from the mountains of Kentucky, Lyon works as a freelance writer and teacher based in Lexington, where she lives with her husband, writer and musician Steve Lyon. They have two grown sons.

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srock
5.0 out of 5 stars Who did walk our land before us?
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2017
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My friend who is a 2nd grade teacher recommended this book.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Time line
Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2016
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Lovely intro to time line of life for young students.
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Tracy L. Polyak
2.0 out of 5 stars Great idea, poorly executed
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2009
I was looking forward to reading this book to my 4yo daughter, because I thought it was such a great idea for talking about history. We were both quite disappointed. The child in the book asks who came down that road, and the mother's answers are just too vague and short. We wanted to know much more about who came down that road, for example, not just that they were pioneers, but where they were from and where were they going and why. The book goes all the way back to the creation of the universe, attempting to address so much history that the result is that anything gleaned is very superficial and unsatisfying.
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3.0 out of 5 stars An original twist on the creation story
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2013
A mother shows her little boy the world's oldest road. "Who came down that road Mamma?" the boy asks. The mother must answer her boy's innumerable questions about the pilgrims that trekked this infinite, enduring road that has shaped the world's history.
George Ella Lyon's premise in WHO CAME DOWN THAT ROAD puts an original twist on the old creation story. Lyon's use of a young boy and his mother to unfold the creation story is very clever and Lyon's diction flows cohesively with Peter Catalanotto's complementary paintings that are lavish and informative and animates Lyon's writing. This story is pleasant to read and view. Nonetheless, there are minor discrepancies such as: the word "Path" from the initial question "see that path" is not repeated but becomes road, and on page eight, the pigmentation on the hands of the mother and boy seem dark and unreal. The conflict in this story is nonexistent or very subtle alluding to ordeals of the past that transpired down the "Road." Nonetheless, Lyon does a clever job striking an adventurous tone that flows with Catalanotto intriguing paintings.
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