The paperback of the the doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis. This book is perfect for any doll lovers like myself. Their father owns a doll hospital and the girls have each adopted a patient who has never been claimed by the owner. When anna sees a family of stray cats behind her parents doll shop, she knows she must rescue them. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. Author yona zeldis mcdonough skillfully works in historical details about the effects of wwi on the family business and jewish life in nycs lower east side. Booktalking the doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis. Three sisters in early 20th century new york city live above their parents doll repair shop. A delightful family of jewish immigrants run a doll repair shop and live in an apartment above the shop. The doll shop downstairs book by yona zeldis mcdonough. Dolls and doll parts, a resourceful mama and papa and an appealing heroine and her sisters are all deftly drawn.
The girls are allowed to play carefully with the dolls until theyre fixed and ready to be returned to their owners. The doll shop downstairs yona zeldis mcdonough, author, heather maione. This book is about anna who is 9 years old and her family who owns a doll repair shop. Nine year old anna and her sisters like helping out in their parents doll repair shop, because once their chores are do. Find books like the doll shop downstairs from the worlds largest community of readers. Read the doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough available from rakuten kobo. Sep 03, 2009 mix one part rumer goddens the story of holly and ivy and many parts sydney taylors allofakind family and you create a standout familyanddoll story. The doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough is a great book. Mix one part rumer goddens the story of holly and ivy and many parts sydney taylors allofakind family and you create a standout familyand doll story. Nineyearold anna lives with her russian immigrant jewish parents and two sisters above her familys doll repair shop on the lower. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1.
Mcdonough, yona zeldis the doll shop downstairs, 118 p. The doll shop downstairs yona zeldis mcdonough, author, heather maione, illustrator, illus. I also loved how you left a cliff hanger summery about the doll. Breittlemanns doll repair all kinds of dolls lovingly restored and mended established 1904 all the dolls here are waiting to be fixed by. The doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough penguin. The doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough and heather maione. The doll shop downstairs, by yona zeldis mcdonough, illustrated by heather maione ive always lived above the doll shop on essex street. Click to read more about the doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough. Nineyearold anna lives with her russian immigrant jewish parents and two sisters above her familys doll repair shop on the lower east side in new york city. The doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough, 9780142416914, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Nineyearold annas parents run a doll repair shop on the first floor of the building in which they live. The dolls house by rumer godden, illustrated by tasha tudor. Anna, 9, is the middle of three little girls, who live with their parents in nyc near the turn of the 19 th century.
Thanks to sloane, stephanie, julie and all the wonderful 3rd, 4th and 5th graders at the caedmon school on the upper east side. Nineyearold annas parents run a doll repair shop on the first floor of the. But when world war i begins, an embargo on germanmade goodsincluding the parts papa needs to repair the dollsthreatens to put the familys shop out of business. I think that everyone will find this book interesting, but it was especially meaningful to me because i am jewish and my four greatgrandparents survived auschwitz and the holocaust. The book was based on a historical figure, beatrice alexander, a dollmaker.
The doll shop downstairs has 2 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. In this companion book to the doll shop downstairs 2009, anna learns the joys and challenges of adding a sameage cousin to her family. This is a super sweet chapter book i wouldnt venture to say novel for kids ages 811. This historical fiction lesson should be used in conjunction with the doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough, a story set during world war i. The doll shop downstairs was also named one of the 2010 cooperative childrens book choices and was selected for the 2012 new york state. The lower east side in childrens fiction and picture books new book but reads like an old one russian family during wwi loosely based on the true story of the creation of madame alexander dolls. In the middlegrade historical fiction chapter book the doll shop downstairs, we meet the breittlemann family of new york city.
Though the sisters9yearold trudie, 11yearold anna and new teenager sophieare growing up and taking on new challenges, nothing can really prepare them for the arrival of their cousin tania from russia. This book is bout a family that lives on top of a dollshop and the. Mar 27, 2014 the doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough, 2009 my only criticism of the book is that it is not realistic that f. The story takes place on the lower east side of new york before ww one.
With an overdrive account, you can save your favorite libraries for ataglance information about availability. The doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough in chm, epub, fb3 download ebook. Goodreads members who liked the doll shop downstairs also liked. The war makes it impossible to find the germanmade supplies needed to. With a nod to the best childrens books about dolls, and another to sydney taylors all of a kind family, author yona zeldis mcdonough gives us a wholly. The doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough goodreads. Read the first chapter of the doll shop downstairs for free the creators about yona zeldis mcdonough author. The doll shop downstairs is the fictional story of a jewish family in new york who has to make changes to keep their business going during wwii. Anna pretends that her doll is bernade louise, but it is actually not hers. In this companion book to the doll shop downstairs 2009, anna learns the joys and challenges of adding a sameage cousin to her family though the sisters9yearold trudie, 11yearold anna and new teenager sophieare growing up and taking on new challenges, nothing can really prepare them for the arrival of their cousin tania from russia.
Yona zeldis mcdonough, author, heather maione, illustrator, illus. Fortunately, anna has an idea that just might save the day. The doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough 20110804 on. The doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough book cover, description, publication history. The doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough 2011. The doll shop downstairs historical fiction lesson help students identify and understand historical what fiction is, what function it serves, and how it is created. Heather harms maione when world war i breaks out, nineyearold anna thinks of a way to save her familys beloved new york city doll repair shop. The doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough in chm, epub, fb3 download e book. The doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough, heather. Nineyearold anna and her sisters love to play with the d. The doll shop downstairs ebook by yona zeldis mcdonough. Yona zeldis mcdonough, the doll shop downstairs new york.
Talked about and read from the cats in the doll shop and was gratified by how the kids reacted to the scene in which a cruel man in the book sweeps the kittens off the fire escape. The doll shop downstairs loosely based on madame alexanders life. Little author in the big woods yona zeldis mcdonough. The doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough 201108. The girls are allowed to play carefully with the dolls until theyre fixed and ready to be returned to t. When world war i breaks out, nineyearold anna thinks of a way to save her familys beloved new york city doll repair shop. A charming, nostalgic story, perfect for gift giving. Publications by name publications by date authors literature. The first things about the cover of the doll shop downstairs that catch a readers eye are the delicate illustrations and sweet title. Schwartz becomes interested in buying the familys homemade dolls. Nineyearold anna and her sisters love to play with the dolls in their parents doll repair shop.
Juvenile series and sequels midcontinent public library. Nine year old anna and her sisters like helping out in their parents doll repair shop, because once their chores are done, the fun can begin. Mcdonoughs the doll shop downstairs slender, restrained biography offers answers to readers questions about which parts of her fiction are true, clarifying the differences between. The doll shop downstairs great thoughtsgreat thoughts. The doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough ages 48. Below the oldfashioned lettering, a girl clad in a plaid dress and apron cradles a doll amid paintbrushes, spindles of cloth and a turnofthecentury cash register. When world war i breaks out, the parents doll repair business suffers because the united states wont trade with germany, so the breittlemanns cant get the doll parts that they need. To identify and understand historical what fiction is, what function it serves, and how it is created. This is a wonderful pair of books with an oldfashioned feel and charming illustrations. The cats in the doll shop by yona zeldis mcdonough, heather. Discover other books like this, author exclusives, and more.
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Buy a cheap copy of the doll shop downstairs book by yona zeldis mcdonough. Its 1914 new york city, and anna, the middle daughter of a doll repairman, helps her parents save their business and helps her sisters become better sisters, too. The book tells about how because of the war they dont get the parts to fix the dolls. The doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough librarything. The cats in the doll shop by yona zeldis mcdonough. The doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough, 2009 my only criticism of the book is that it is not realistic that f. It is inspired by a true story the author has a nice note in the back of the book about that. The doll shop downstairs by yona zeldis mcdonough overdrive. Doll stories giftsndays gifts holidays videos altcoins.