By far my girl's favorite book

books:

	• Understood Betsy Dorothy Canfield Fisher Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1999 - 240 pages average customer review:based on 35 reviews view larger image
	for more information click here

highly recommended

A Wonderful Children's Book

Understood Betsy" was one of my favorite books from childhood and I was happy to see that it was available from Amazon. Even though it was first published in 1917, it is very contemporary in it's message about the importance of gaining self-esteem through accomplishment. In this day and age when parents tend to hover and worry over every small concern, this book show how Betsy, when sent to a farm to live, became a very confident and happy child due to the adults in her life who let her stretch her wings. Many of the ways in which these adults gave her a new life are very subtle but moving. Highly recommended for mid-elementary girls.

for more information click here

By far my girl's favorite book

I had never heard of this book until it was listed in the AmblesideOnline curriculum. We checked it out and my girls fell in love with it. I finally bought them their own copy and they treasure it. We read it again, and now they argue over who owns it, and who gets to keep it for their own children.
Great read!

for more information click here

A window into my heart.

I loved this book when I was a girl. Now, reading it to my four children, I get quite emotional when I realize how much I was impacted by this story. It really did partially make me into the mother and home-educator I am today. It amazes me how deeply the wisdom of this book sunk into me. Everyone who homeschools their children should read this - for themselves and for their children.

for more information click here

AWESOME!

This book was a joy to read. My daughter read it to her 3 oldest daughter's, a chapter at a time. They could hardly wait for "reading time" and begged for more at the end of each chapter. The life lesson in this book is so valuable. I am pleased that I have my own personal copy.

Lovely Story For Girls

This is a wonderful story for girls. Read it aloud, savor it, laugh and even cry over it.Whatever you do, though, just get it! You'll be glad you did.

reviews: page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

For all of her nine years, fragile Elizabeth Ann has heard her Aunt Frances refer in whispers to her "horrid Putney cousins." But when her aunt can no longer care for her, Elizabeth Ann must leave her sheltered life to live in the wilds of Vermont with those distant relatives.

In the beginning, Elizabeth Ann is shocked by country living--pets are allowed to sleep in the house and children are expected to do chores! But with country living comes independence and responsibility, and in time, Elizabeth Ann finds herself making friends and enjoying her new family. When the year is up and Aunt Frances comes to get her niece, she finds a healthier, prouder girl with a new name--Betsy--and a new outlook on life.

Understood Betsy has delighted generations of young readers since it was first published by Henry Holt and Company in 1917. Kimberly Bulcken Root's charmingly detailed illustrations capture the winning spirit of this classic.

for more information click here

hot

not?

What's your opinion?

Write a review and share your thoughts!

recommendations

If You Love Little House, Little Women, and Anne. . .
Gifted Girls: Art, Classics, English, Imagination
Great chapter books for Christian boys and girls
Books For Girls With Gumption
You sew-and-sew!

understood

The Man Who Understood Cats
Ms. Understood: Rebuilding the Feminine Equation
Just Enough Spanish: How to Get By and Be Easily Understood (Just ...
I Haven't Understood Anything Since 1962
Clear Leadership: How Outstanding Leaders Make Themselves Understood, ...

search for books
understood betsy, betsy, understood

Impressum / about us