Can I read Mary's Penny on EtoBox?

Mary's Penny by Tanya Landman is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Mary's Penny about?

<p><p><b>with Whimsical Illustrations, A Feminist Fable Proves That Brains Outweigh Brawn When Three Siblings Enter A Most Enlightening Competition.</b><p>long, Long Ago, In The Golden, Olden Days, A Farmer Devised An Ingenious Competition To Determine Who Should Inherit His Farm. Which Of His Children &#8212; Franz, Hans, Or Mary &#8212; Could Fill The House With Something That Cost A Mere Penny? Did Straw Do The Trick? Were Feathers Sufficient? Or Did It Take Something A Little More Creative? Tanya Landman&#8217;s Retelling Of A Traditional Tale, Illustrated With Richard Holland&#8217;s Stylish Artwork, Reminds Us That Sometimes The Greatest Value Can Be Had For Only A Penny.</p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p>with Your One Penny, Says A Farmer Who Must Judge Which Of His Two Sons Will Run The Farm After He's Gone, You Must Each Buy Something That Will Fill The Whole House. Landman (the Goldsmith's Daughter) Uses An Engaging Homespun Voice To Tell The Story Of Hans, Franz, And Their Quiet Sister, Mary, Who, Although Overlooked By Her Father (because This Was Long, Long Ago--way Back In The Golden, Olden Days When Everyone Thought That Girls Couldn't Run Farms), Is The Only One To Fu

Who reads Mary's Penny?

Author

Tanya Landman

Publisher

Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick Press

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9780763647681

Category

children's

Subjects

Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile

Rating

3.92 / 5 (92 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14