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Squirrel and John Muir

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By Emily Arnold McCully
Publisher Farrar, Straus Giroux - (Farrar, Straus Giroux (BYR))
Squirrel and John Muir
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An outstanding book for young naturalists Floy Hutchings, also known as Squirrel, is the daughter of the man who opened the first hotel in the Yosemite Valley in the 1860s. She has to fend for herself much of the time and is considered wild by her family and her fathers guests. When the future naturalist John Muir is hired as a carpenter, Floy becomes his inquisitive shadow as he builds himself a cabin over a stream, talks to flowers, and listens to snow. Floy, determined never to grow up because shed have to be a lady, and Muir, searching nature for a way to live free of societys expectations, are primed to find common ground. In this story set against a backdrop of watercolor paintings that vividly capture the beauty of Yosemite, Floy learns to see the world through John Muirs eyes.

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1546 words1,546 words
40 pages40 pages
Lexile 680LLexile 680L
Grade K to 3Grade K to 3
Published 2004Published 2004

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Book ISBN:

9780374336974

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