The Artificial Grandma

by Judy Delton

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440403154
• ISBN13: 9780440403159
• Release Date: July 1990
• Publisher: Yearling Books
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Lovely story of acceptance between older people & children

When a special program matches older people from cities with suburban families during the summer, the "artificial" grandmas and grandpas find the cooler, cleaner environment they seek and children to nuture. In this particular story, Delton explores the growth of a relationship which begins when a child has to give up his room to accommodate the guest. From a rough start, the hostility quickly turns into a game as the youngster tries to drive the guest out of the house. Delton applies her wonderful sense of human interactions and humor in creating this story of learning to accept one another. The pictures she creates textually give the reader empathy for both "sides" of the awkward situation. Unfortunately, this easy chapter book for readers 7-12 is out of print. As a teacher of reading, I advise other teachers to encourage a reprinting. The story is perfect for group literature study where feelings, cause and effect, and inference can be explored-- often based upon students' real-life relationships with grandparents or older people. This is a MUST for your library! Let's get it back in circulation.