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At That Time

(The Memoirs of Robert Lawson)

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Author(s):Robert Lawson
Illustrator(s):Robert Lawson
Publisher(s): William Heinemann, Ltd.
Year Published: 1948
Type: Hardcover
Genre: American
Biography
Boys Growing Up
Families
Age Range: Ages 9-12: Longer Chapter Books
Pages: 127
This is an All-Time Great Children's Book (ATGCB)
OCLC: 560979565

Description

Robert Lawson’s memoir of growing up is set in suburban New Jersey in the early twentieth century. While aimed at older readers, younger ones will find much to enjoy as well. He is particularly good on the subject of kites, their proper construction and flying. The dust jacket illustration appears at the head of chapter three.

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At That Time (1947)

Robert Lawson’s memoir of growing up is set in suburban New Jersey in the early twentieth century. While aimed at older readers, younger ones will find much to enjoy as well. He is particularly good on the subject of kites, their proper construction and flying. The cover illustration does not appear in the book.

Publisher: The Viking Press
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