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Least of All
Least of All
Author: Carol Purdy, Tim Arnold (Illustrator)
Too little to do most things on the farm, a little girl teaches herself to read using the Bible and eventually shares this knowledge with her family, much to their surprise.
ISBN-13: 9780689504044
ISBN-10: 0689504047
Publication Date: 1987
Pages: 29
Edition: 1st ed
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
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Publisher: M.K. McElderry Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 1
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This is a sweet little book about Raven Hannah, a young Vermont girl who wants very much to help on the farm like her older brothers but she's always more of a hindrance than a help. When she's finally big enough for a task all her own, churning the butter, she also discovers it's a lonely task, sitting inside by herself as everyone else works elsewhere. So as she sits and churns, she searches through the Bible for the verses she's memorized at Sunday School and over the summer and fall months, teachers herself to read. She amazes the family, who have always treasured their Bible though not a one of them can read it.

Until Raven teaches them.

I love for my children to see how hard work can result in great bounty (like the full cellar) and also how greatly treasured the word of God was (and is).


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