Summer of Dreams: The Story of a World's Fair Girl

By Dorothy Hoobler and Thomas Hoobler

Book Overview

In 1893 while working at the Chicago World's Fair, a young Italian-American girl meets two prominent women, Mrs. Potter Palmer and Jane Addams, and learns about the achievements of other women... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0382243358
• ISBN13: 9780382243356
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Silver Burdett Press
• Length: 63 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.7" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

Do you teach Chicago history?

Then this book is a must-have. Admittedly short on plot, this book does a great job of putting the reader at Chicago's Columbian Exposition of 1893. The characters are charming and give great insight into what experiences one would have when visiting the World's Fair. In addition, we learn about Bertha Palmer, philanthropist, and Jane Addams, social reformer: two important female historical figures in history. Reading this book is the best way to learn about one milestone event in Chicago's history.