The Secret River by Marjorie Rawlings - ADVISABLE

Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan.  The Secret River. Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. Atheneum Books for Young Readers (Simon), 2011. $19.99 PICTURE BOOK.  Content, G.  Calpurnia’s father catches fish for a living, but the river seems to have run out.  Out of concern, Calpurnia goes to a woman who reads palms named Mother Albirtha who tells Caluprnia of a secret river that holds many fish.  Caluprnia “follows her nose” which leads her to the secret river where she catches so many fish she can hardly bring them home.  When she gets home and her father uses the fish to sell and feed their community it helps the people of the area moving forward again.  Calpurnia tries to find the river again, but learns that it was a blessing in a special time of need.  The illustrations are amazing and it has a good moral.  EL-ADVISABLE.  Reviewer, C. Peterson.

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