Katy Porter finally finds a box to store away her special things, like a heart-shaped rock she found on family vacation or her old necklace that spells her name. With her first year of homeschool just beginning, Katy wonders what it will be like, and she hopes it will be a year of memories and treasures to add to her special box. Katy's Box is a sweet story for beginning homeschoolers or those who just need a reminder to focus on what's most important. This book by Mary Evelyn Notgrass McCurdy can be read as a standalone story or as a sequel to Katy. 218 pgs, pb.
Katy's Box by Mary Evelyn Notgrass McCurdy
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046533
ISBN
9781609991159
Grade 3-8
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Publisher's Description of Katy's Box by Mary Evelyn Notgrass McCurdy
It's time for a new adventure! Katy Porter is nervous and excited about beginning her first year of homeschooling. The day before school starts, Katy asks her dad if she can keep the empty box he is about to throw away. Katy puts keepsakes from her past inside the box, such as an old necklace and a rock she brought back from the ocean. Katy tucks the box safely under her bed, but the box is not full.
Will the coming year bring good times with her family and fun new treasures to add to her box? Or will homeschooling be just a big stack of boring hard work?
Katy's Box is a story of learning and of learning what matters.
Category Description for America the Beautiful Recommended Literature
Includes ten literature resources selected to accompany the America the Beautiful (2020 edition) course. These include: Growing Up Dakota by Charles Eastman, Amos Fortune: Free Man by Elizabeth Yates, Brady by Jean Fritz, Bound for Oregon by Jean Van Leeuwen, Across Five Aprils by Irene Hunt, Little Town on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder, All-of-a-Kind Family by Sydney Taylor, Blue Willow, by Doris Gates, Homer Price by Robert McCloskey and Katy's Box by Mary Evelyn Notgrass McCurdy. You can purchase these literature titles in one convenient package, or individually if you already have some of these on your shelf. Note that all discussion questions and teaching notes on these books are found in the America the Beautiful curriculum books.
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| Product Format: | Paperback |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 3-8 |
| Brand: | Notgrass Company |
| ISBN: | 9781609991159 |
| Length in Inches: | 8 |
| Width in Inches: | 5 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.625 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.6 |
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