When Catherine the Great and I were eight!
Dublin Core
Title
When Catherine the Great and I were eight!
Description
Sara, her mother, and Russian grandmother Catherine the Great, pile into Mr. Minsky's car along with a few of their other neighbors. They make their way to the beach to escape the heat of the hot summer day. Although they find it takes longer than planned to reach the beach, everyone has fun along the way.
Author
Best, Cari
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Picture Book Entry Item Type Metadata
Illustrator
Potter, Giselle
ISBN
0-374-39954-9
City of Publication
New York
Year of Publication
2003
Author of Abstract
Abstract provided by Heather Tussey, 2005
Tags
anticipation, beach, bodies of water, car, closeness, community, companion, conflict, conflict resolution, culture, dancing, exercise, family, food, friendship, games, grandparents, immigrants, language, neighbors, newspaper, ocean, patience, picnic, problem solving, recreation, relationship, russian, summer, swimming, travel, verbal communication
Citation
Best, Cari, “When Catherine the Great and I were eight!,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed April 3, 2025, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/13909.