Ballywhinney GirlMaeve is unnerved when she and her grandfather find a body in the bog in Ballywhinney, Ireland. It turns out to be the body of a young girl who lived more than a thousand years ago. A girl like Maeve, with fair hair, who walked the same fields and picked the same flowers. When archeologists display the mummy at a museum, Maeve wonders: Does the girl mind being displayed in a glass case for all to see? Or does she miss the green meadow where she had lain for so many hundreds of years? Two picture-book masters sensitively capture the layers of thought and feeling arising in the face of an awe-inspiring and mysterious discovery. |
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User Review - ccanizales - LibraryThingMaeve is shocked when her grandfather discovers a buried body on their land. It turns out to be a mummy. The police and archaeologists take the mummy and place it in a museum for public display. Maeve ... Read full review
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User Review - sparrowtlw - LibraryThing“Ballywhinney Girl” is a multicultural book. The story starts as mystery that takes place in Ireland. A young girl, Maeve is the narrator of this story. She tells how her grandfather finds a body in ... Read full review
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| Title | Ballywhinney Girl |
| Author | Eve Bunting |
| Illustrated by | Emily Arnold McCully |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Clarion Books, 2012 |
| ISBN | 0547558430, 9780547558431 |
| Length | 32 pages |
| Subjects | › › Juvenile Fiction / Clothing & Dress Juvenile Fiction / Girls & Women Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Europe Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Prehistory Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / Europe |
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