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Meet Kirsten: An American Girl
by Janet Beeler Shaw
My 8 year-old daughter and I just finished reading this book together, and we absolutely loved it. The story prompted so much discussion - where exactly is Sweden? how do people get cholera? when will Kirsten's family speak in English? why would the steam engine catch on fire? I love books that make kids thirst for knowledge. Madeline was especially excited when Kirsten's family's ship docked in New York by Battery Park, because we just visited NYC this summer, and the landmarks were familiar to her. She also was fascinated when I told her that some of our ancestors were Swedish immigrants just like Kirsten.
This book might be a bit heavy for a young child to read on her own, but it was a great mother-daughter experience. We'll begin the next of the series tomorrow evening.
This book might be a bit heavy for a young child to read on her own, but it was a great mother-daughter experience. We'll begin the next of the series tomorrow evening.