Popcorn at the Palace

by Emily Arnold McCully

Book Overview

Maisie Ferris and her parents are interested in new ideas and the world beyond their small town of Galesburg, Illinois, even though their neighbors frown on anything too different. When a visiting... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152776990
• ISBN13: 9780152776992
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.3" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

Not the typical picture book

This story is about an american farm girl who has a dream and a doll. Her doll is named after the queen of England who at the time was Victoria. Her dream was to meet the queen. One day the other farmers asked the girl why her corn looked so diffferent. She said its not corn, its popcorn. Then she gets an idea, her and her father would go to England because they have never heard of popcorn, but will she finally meet the queen? I liked the book because it told a fictional story about a snack that almost every one loves, popcorn. The illustrations were good and the story was written very well. I think almost everyone will enjoy and understand this book. I also liked this book because it wasn't an ordinary picture book.This book had a story, it went very deep in character and it really got my attention. So if you like a good story, I suggest you read this book.

Wonderful use of words

This book is such a cute story. I used it for a lesson plan on suffixes because the author uses many different ones. I would suggest this book to anyone looking to entertain children in the primary grades. It is a simplistic story and it is an idea that the students can relate with, since many children love popcorn.