Stringbean's Trip to the Shining Sea

by Vera B. Williams and Jennifer Williams

Book Overview

Dear Reader,
Here are the postcards and snapshots that Stringbean Coe and his brother Fred sent home from the long trip they made one summer in Fred's truck.

Their grandfather made this album for the family--and for you. Enjoy yourselves

Love,
Vera and Jennifer

Stringbean Coe, his big brother, Fred, and their dog, Potato, are driving from Kansas to California in a pickup truck with a little house built on the back. Reading...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688071619
• ISBN13: 9780688071615
• Release Date: April 1988
• Publisher: Greenwillow Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.9" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Stringbean's Trip to the Shining Sea

This is a wonderful book. The way it is put together is great. The kids really enjoyed this book and so did I.

Stringbean's Trip is a Journey for All

Stringbean's Trip to the Shining Sea by Vera B. Williams andJennifer Williams is a realistic and imaginative children's story.The format is a scrapbook that chronicles the road trip Stringbean and his brother take to the Pacific Ocean from their home in Kansas. The amusing text is written in the form of postcards the brothers send to family members as they make their way to their destination. The illustrations are unique, and are "photographs" and colorful postcards displaying Stringbean's experiences in a fun and personnal way. The reader feels s/he is actually looking at someone's scrapbook and as the story progresses feels like a family member to whom the postcards have been sent. As well as being entertaining, the book is a useful geography tool for children, allowing them to travel the journey on a map as the brother's make their way across country.