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Three cheers for Catherine the Great!

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A little English, a little Russian, and a lot of heart make a birthday celebration you won't want to miss! When Sara's grandma, Catherine the Great, suddenly announces, "This year for my birthday, I want no presents! I have music in my Russian bones, and laughing in my heart. I have the day and the night, and I have all of you," Sara is surprised. How can Grandma have a birthday party with no presents?" Her mama explains that a NO PRESENT can be anything from a kiss or a hug to a game of gin rummy -- as long as it comes from deep inside you. But what kind of NO PRESENT would be good enough for Catherine the Great? Mr. Minsky, Monica, and her dad, Mary Caruso and her baby, Mimmo, already have good ideas. But it isn't until Sara is surrounded by Grandma's bundles of Russian newspapers and books that she gets her won idea: She will teach Grandma to read and write English. This lively borscht-and-blintzes birthday celebration shows that sometimes NO PRESENTS can be the best presents of all.

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Call Number

B

Publisher

Guangdong, China : Sunburst Book., 1999

Collation

32 pages : illustration ; 26 cm

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

9780374475512

Classification

NONE

Content Type

text

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Edition

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Subject(s)

Children's stories, English
Grandmothers
Birthdays
Birthday parties
Parties
Gifts
Russian Americans

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