Sarah Plain And Tall
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Movie Review: Sarah Plain and Tall
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is about a girl and a boy and their family. But not her mom becase she died when she was sleeping. When their mom died Papa didn`t sing anymore. When that happened, Caleb, the boy, told his papa to sing for them. So this woman comes from Maine, and she is plain and tall. When she comes she doesn`t know how to ride a horse. So one summer day Sarah and Papa got marrried.
I gave this book four stars because some parts were boring,
like when Sarah told Caleb to play hide and seek. I enjoyed lots of parts. I will recommend this book to people 11 and up.
Movie Review: Sarah, Plain and Tall
Summary: 4 Stars
Sarah, Plain and Tall is a great book. This book is by Patricia MacLachlan. The book is 58 pages long. Patricia MacLachlan also wrote Through Grandpa's Eyes, Arthur, For the Very First Time, Tomorrow's Wizard, Mama One, Mama Two, Cassie Binegar, Seven Kisses in a Row, Unclaimed Treasures, The Facts and Fictions of Minna Pratt, Three Names, Skylark, and All the Places to Love. I really liked this book.
The book Sarah, Plain and Tall is about Sarah, the Maggie, Jacob, the father, Caleb, Jacob's son, and Ann, Jacob's daughter. When Caleb was born, the next day his mother died. Caleb now grew up and he was living in the fields with Jacob and Ann. Jacob came home from work and he toll Ann and Caleb he had made an advertisement in the newspaper. The advertisement said that Jacob was looking for a wife and a mother of two kids. After a couple of days, a Maggie from Maine named Sarah wrote a letter to Jacob and said she would be more than happy to be a mother and a wife. Jacob and Sarah were sending each other a lot of letters than Sarah wrote her last letter to Jacob. She said she is going to take a train to Jacob's closest train station. She said to Jacob to come and pick her up. She will be wearing a yellow bonnet. She will be plain and tall. Sarah also brought her cat Seal and presents for Ann and Caleb. When Sarah came to the house she was very happy and gave Ann and Caleb their presents. They were all very happy. She learned how to ride a horse and she played with Caleb and Ann a lot. Still, Sarah missed the sea, and the cool breeze, and her brother too, but she was happy to live with Ann, Jacob and Caleb.
I really liked how the author described the setting. One sentence the author used was "She came though the green grass fields that bloomed with Indian paintbrush, red and orange, and blue-eyed grass. When the author described the fields I pictured the field very good in my head. I was never confused where the characters were.
I also really like the author's style. I think it was very exiting. Everything was clear and there were a lot of details. I understood everything. When they were talking about the dunes at first I didn't know what a dune was so she explained it and then continued.
I thought the book was clear, exiting, great, and interesting. I really liked the book. It had a lot of feelings and emotions in it. I would really recommend this book to you. You should read it.
Movie Review: Great Family Book!
Summary: 5 Stars
Caleb and Anna missed their mother who died the day after Caleb was
born. Papa puts an ad in the newspaper for a new wife. When Sarah,
piain and tall answers the ad they hope she'll stay.
My favorite part of the book was when Sarah, Papa, Anna & Caleb
slid down the hay dune. I think Sarah, Plain & Tall is the best book I have ever read.
Movie Review: Sarah and the kids
Summary: 4 Stars
Summary
Sarah Plain and Tall is about a family who lost their mom and wife. Papa puts an ad in the paper saying that he is looking for somebody to be his wife. Sarah is the one who gets to him first. She lives in Maine and she loves the ocean and the seagulls. Caleb and his sister wanted her to sing and she got very nervous, but she did it anyway. Sarah has a cat named Seal. Seal reminded her very much of the sea so the brought her with her. At the end of the story, Sarah decided to stay and marry Papa.
Character Description
Sarah is a girl from Maine. She is tall and very skinny. She is also very plain. When she is doing work she does not wear her dress she wears Papa's overall jeans. Sarah loves to sing, but she is not very good at it. Sarah and I both love all animals. Sarah and I are different because she can sing by herself in front of a crowd and if I did that, I would be very nervous.
My Opinion
I liked Sarah Plain and Tall. I liked it because it showed that you can move on if a family member dies to find somebody else. It is not easy, but they can do it. My favorite part was when Sarah taught Caleb how to swim. I would recommend this book to a friend.
Movie Review: Excellent book for stepfamilies.
Summary: 5 Stars
Carole Seneker
Sarah, Plain And Tall
Author: Patricia MacLachlan
Sarah, Plain And Tall is a heart-warming story about how one woman won the love of two children and their father. This is timely story with appeal to today's many step-parents and blended families. Sarah, Plain And Tall is set in a time when transportation was by train, horse and buggy, or covered wagons. The author does not provide background information regarding historical fact or the time-span the book is set in. The story is accurate in the portrayal of the culture and values of the time period.
Sarah, Plain And Tall is written in the 1st person point-of-view using Anna's voice. She is the oldest child. The language of the dialogue uses some terms that Sarah brought from Maine. This book is a welcome addition to the classroom library. Children living with both natural parents will also benefit from reading this book. Sarah, Plain And Tall is a view from the opposite side of Cinderella (a well-known fairy tale). Children need this positive view of step-mothers, particularly today when the these families are so common.