Once Upon a Time and Grandma

by Lenore Blegvad

Margaret King shows what the death of a little boy named Valerio Marcello over five hundred years ago can tell us about his time. This child, scion of a family of power and privilege at Venice's time of greatness, left his father in a state of despair so profound and so public that it occasioned an outpouring of consoling letters, orations, treatises, and poems. In these documents, we find a firsthand account, richly colored by humanist conventions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689505485
• ISBN13: 9780689505485
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Great book for grandparents to read to their grandkids!

Emma and Luke visit their Grandma in the city. Grandma escorts the children to places she has lived and recalls her life as a child. Emma does not believe that the little girl "Norrie" was her grandmother. Grandma then shows Emma and Luke proof that she is talking about her own life. The children then see their grandmother in a new light.I enjoyed reading this book because it illustrates that adults have had a young life. The pictures are well created and designed. They add a lot to the story. The ending of the story shows that grandmothers (and grandparents as a whole) can sing and dance and have fun, just like "younger people". This is an important lesson for young children to understand.From an educator's standpoint (as well as a parent's standpoint), this book could be used to teach children about grandparents. It could be a starting point for a variety of lessons about families, grandparents, and celebrations. It's a book that doesn't present older persons in a biased point of view.