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Dave Eggers Moving the Millers' Minnie Moore Mine Mansion: A True Sto (Hardback)
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- Book Title
- Moving the Millers' Minnie Moore Mine Mansion: a True Story
- Publication Name
- Moving the Millers' Minnie Moore Mine Mansion: A True Story
- Title
- Moving the Millers' Minnie Moore Mine Mansion: A True Story
- Illustrator
- Júlia Sardà
- Contributor
- Júlia Sardà (Illustrated by)
- Format
- Picture Book
- ISBN-10
- 1536215880
- EAN
- 9781536215885
- ISBN
- 9781536215885
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Genre
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Release Date
- 06/06/2023
- Release Year
- 2023
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.4in
- Item Length
- 11.8in
- Item Width
- 9.1in
- Item Weight
- 17.7 Oz
- Publication Year
- 2023
- Topic
- Biography & Autobiography / Women, Architecture, History / United States / 19th Century
- Number of Pages
- 56 Pages
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Author Dave Eggers and artist Júlia Sardà spin a quirky historical event into a whimsical and tall-ish true tale of American ingenuity. Make way for history as only Dave Eggers could stage it. It all started when John "Minnie" Moore built a mine in Idaho and sold it to Englishman Henry Miller. Then Henry married a local lass named Annie and built her a mansion, hence the "Millers' Minnie Moore Mine Mansion." After Henry died and Annie was hoodwinked--losing all but the mansion--she and her son took to raising pigs in the yard, as some are wont to do. But the town wanted those pigs out. Who could have guessed that Annie and her crew would remove the whole mansion instead--rolling it away slowly on logs--while she and her son were still living in it? Narrated with metafictional flair, this delightfully illustrated picture book is proof positive that nonfiction can be as lively and artful as any storybook.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Candlewick Press
ISBN-10
1536215880
ISBN-13
9781536215885
eBay Product ID (ePID)
19057257182
Product Key Features
Book Title
Moving the Millers' Minnie Moore Mine Mansion: a True Story
Format
Picture Book
Language
English
Topic
Biography & Autobiography / Women, Architecture, History / United States / 19th Century
Publication Year
2023
Genre
Juvenile Nonfiction
Number of Pages
56 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
11.8in
Item Height
0.4in
Item Width
9.1in
Item Weight
17.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
F752.B65e34 2023
Grade from
Preschool
Grade to
Third Grade
Reviews
[Eggers] delights in language, pulling a very natural humor out of an already silly tale. . . . A whimsical reimagining of an obscure historical event. --Kirkus Reviews Eggers' familiar conversational style offers a perfect read aloud of the true story of the Henry Miller family home. . . . Eggers' precisely placed punctuation, his clever tongue-in-cheek banter, and his meta-fictive reader engagement, alongside Sarda's humorous sepia-toned illustrations, support this delightful and engaging true story of moving a mansion four miles to the outskirts of town. The upbeat, energetic illustrations lend this title the perfect balance of humor and history. --School Library Connection, "Like all of the best stories, this takes place in Idaho," and with that irresistible first line, Eggers dives into a clever, buoyant, and fascinating nonfiction story of a house, a woman, and, eventually, her pigs. The story of the mine itself is told with brevity and wit. . . . The absurdity of the tale itself is a delight, and the wandering path from lucky dog to a yard full of pigs is peppered with clever asides, an informal and inviting tone, and enough historical context to conjure up a clear sense of the time, location, and series of events. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) [Eggers] delights in language, pulling a very natural humor out of an already silly tale. . . . A whimsical reimagining of an obscure historical event. --Kirkus Reviews "Moving house" takes on an unusual meaning in this tale of a nineteenth century mansion that was transported four miles--intact, with a family living inside--outside of an Idaho town in 1914. . . the episode has more than just local appeal. --Booklist [Eggers] sets the stage with exuberant editorializing. --Publishers Weekly Eggers' familiar conversational style offers a perfect read aloud of the true story of the Henry Miller family home. . . . Eggers' precisely placed punctuation, his clever tongue-in-cheek banter, and his meta-fictive reader engagement, alongside Sarda's humorous sepia-toned illustrations, support this delightful and engaging true story of moving a mansion four miles to the outskirts of town. The upbeat, energetic illustrations lend this title the perfect balance of humor and history. --School Library Connection, Sardà's delightfully off-kilter images add an extra dash of quirkiness to Eggers's whimsical tale of a widow who "simply" moved her house four miles down the road. --The New York Times Book Review "Like all of the best stories, this takes place in Idaho," and with that irresistible first line, Eggers dives into a clever, buoyant, and fascinating nonfiction story of a house, a woman, and, eventually, her pigs. The story of the mine itself is told with brevity and wit. . . . The absurdity of the tale itself is a delight, and the wandering path from lucky dog to a yard full of pigs is peppered with clever asides, an informal and inviting tone, and enough historical context to conjure up a clear sense of the time, location, and series of events. --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review) [Eggers] delights in language, pulling a very natural humor out of an already silly tale. . . . A whimsical reimagining of an obscure historical event. --Kirkus Reviews "Moving house" takes on an unusual meaning in this tale of a nineteenth century mansion that was transported four miles--intact, with a family living inside--outside of an Idaho town in 1914. . . the episode has more than just local appeal. --Booklist [Eggers] sets the stage with exuberant editorializing. --Publishers Weekly Eggers' familiar conversational style offers a perfect read aloud of the true story of the Henry Miller family home. . . . Eggers' precisely placed punctuation, his clever tongue-in-cheek banter, and his meta-fictive reader engagement, alongside Sarda's humorous sepia-toned illustrations, support this delightful and engaging true story of moving a mansion four miles to the outskirts of town. The upbeat, energetic illustrations lend this title the perfect balance of humor and history. --School Library Connection With brio and humor, Mr. Eggers relates the history of a fine Victorian house in 19th-century Idaho and a big decision taken by its owner, Annie Miller. . . . In Ms. Sardà's crisp and witty illustrations, we see Annie Miller facing down a trio of hectoring townsmen, their beards and side whiskers evoking the old-timey West. What to do? She hits on an ingenious scheme involving logs that, in a manner of speaking, allows her to have her cake and eat it. In this entertaining tale of can-do enthusiasm, all ends well for everyone involved--except the pigs. --The Wall Street Journal, Eggers' familiar conversational style offers a perfect read aloud of the true story of the Henry Miller family home. . . . Eggers' precisely placed punctuation, his clever tongue-in-cheek banter, and his meta-fictive reader engagement, alongside Sarda's humorous sepia-toned illustrations, support this delightful and engaging true story of moving a mansion four miles to the outskirts of town. The upbeat, energetic illustrations lend this title the perfect balance of humor and history. --School Library Connection, [Eggers] delights in language, pulling a very natural humor out of an already silly tale. . . . A whimsical reimagining of an obscure historical event. --Kirkus Reviews Eggers' familiar conversational style offers a perfect read aloud of the true story of the Henry Miller family home. . . . Eggers' precisely placed punctuation, his clever tongue-in-cheek banter, and his meta-fictive reader engagement, alongside Sarda's humorous sepia-toned illustrations, support this delightful and engaging true story of moving a mansion four miles to the outskirts of town. The upbeat, energetic illustrations lend this title the perfect balance of humor and history. --School Library Connection "Moving house" takes on an unusual meaning in this tale of a nineteenth century mansion that was transported four miles--intact, with a family living inside--outside of an Idaho town in 1914. . . the episode has more than just local appeal. --Booklist, [Eggers] delights in language, pulling a very natural humor out of an already silly tale. . . . A whimsical reimagining of an obscure historical event. --Kirkus Reviews "Moving house" takes on an unusual meaning in this tale of a nineteenth century mansion that was transported four miles--intact, with a family living inside--outside of an Idaho town in 1914. . . the episode has more than just local appeal. --Booklist [Eggers] sets the stage with exuberant editorializing. --Publishers Weekly Eggers' familiar conversational style offers a perfect read aloud of the true story of the Henry Miller family home. . . . Eggers' precisely placed punctuation, his clever tongue-in-cheek banter, and his meta-fictive reader engagement, alongside Sarda's humorous sepia-toned illustrations, support this delightful and engaging true story of moving a mansion four miles to the outskirts of town. The upbeat, energetic illustrations lend this title the perfect balance of humor and history. --School Library Connection
Illustrated by
Sardà, Júlia
Lccn
2022-907033
Dewey Decimal
979.6/32
Intended Audience
Juvenile Audience
Dewey Edition
23/Eng/200230526
Illustrated
Yes
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