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    When I Was Young in the Mountains
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    When I Was Young in the Mountains
    Audiobook4 minutes

    When I Was Young in the Mountains

    Written by Cynthia Rylant

    Narrated by Melba Sibrel

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    About this audiobook

    Caldecott Honor Book!

    "An evocative remembrance of the simple pleasures in country living; splashing in the swimming hole, taking baths in the kitchen, sharing family times, each is eloquently portrayed here in both the misty-hued scenes and in the poetic text."
    -Association for Childhood Education International

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio Publishing Group
    Release dateFeb 20, 2018
    ISBN9780525596875
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    When I Was Young in the Mountains
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    Cynthia Rylant

    Cynthia Rylant is a Newbery Medalist and the author of many acclaimed books for young people. She's well known for her popular characters for early readers, including Mr. Putter & Tabby and Henry & Mudge. She lives in the Pacific Northwest. cynthiarylant.com

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    • 5/5
      The narrator of this beautiful picture-book relates the many things she did and experienced as a young girl in the mountains. Cared for by her loving grandparents - Grandfather a coal miner, Grandmother a homemaker - the girl and her brothers have an idyllic youth, surrounded by the beauties of their mountain home, and the warmth of their small community. Rites of passage, such as baptism in the local stream, and small social interactions, such as buying butter at the local store, are lovingly recalled. In the end, the girl concludes that there is nowhere else she'd rather be...

      Originally published in 1982, When I Was Young in the Mountains was based upon author Cynthia Rylant's own childhood growing up in the Appalachian Mountains. It was the first of her many books, which include the Newbery Medal-winning novel Missing May. The story is pitch-perfect, capturing the loving web of relations surrounding the young narrator, while the artwork, which netted illustrated Diane Goode a Caldecott Honor, is just lovely. The style here feels quite different from Goode's more recent, lighthearted watercolor illustrations, and I think I prefer it to that later work. I can certainly see why it won awards! This is one of those rare five-star picture-books for me, one where text and image work seamlessly together, and the reader finishes with a feeling of deep satisfaction. Recommended to anyone looking for picture-books set in the Appalachians, about family life, or just featuring beautiful artwork.
    • 5/5
      The story developed in the mountains connected me strongly to my little town in the mountains where I used to lived in Mexico. I think that the ilustrations and text were connected to make the reader feel like inside the story. As I was looking for more information about the autor, I found out that this was her first book and that it was actually based in a story from her real life. It was amazing to know this, i love true story readings.
      Moreover, I could use this book to create a family/community map with students to see how they describe and draw the places they are from.
    • 3/5
      There are many reasons why I like this book. The first reason is that the illustrations that went along with the text really enhanced the meaning of the story. The illustrations made the reader feel that they were in the story. Also, I liked this book because of the first person point of view. The first person point of view made the story very detailed. For example, when the story said, “When I was young in the mountains we listed to frogs sing at dusk and awoke to cowbells outside our window”. The description helps the reader paint a mental picture in their head to get a better understanding.
    • 4/5
      A woman describes some of the best times of her childhood living in the mountains with her grandparents. She describes activities such as swimming in the muddy water, going to the grocery store, and having hot cocoa with her grandma as such simple yet wonderful joys. When the author who is also the narrator was young in the mountains, she never wanted to go any place else. She was very content and had everything she needed. The pictures in this book really take the story to the next level. By showing all of the activities that the author is describing, one is able to put oneself in the story. I like how the illustrations are so simple like the narrators life at this time, yet very detailed and just enough to really get her story across.
    • 4/5
      Summary:
      This story is about a little girl that lived in the mountains with her family (including her grandparents) and then later moved. As she got older she began to reminisce about the memories that she experienced as a child in the mountains.

      Personal Reaction:
      I really liked this story and I think everyone can relate to it whether they have lived in the mountains or not. The author was inspired to write this book based upon her memories as a child in the mountains. However, I think that most of us remember our childhood so well, and if we were lucky enough to have a good one, then this would be especially true!
      Classroom Extension Ideas:
      1. I could have the class paint a picture about the favorite things in their life that they think are special to them. Mom cooking dinner, grandma quilting, dad getting off of work and taking his boots off outside…
      2. I could set up a “show ‘n tell” where the children can bring 1-2 items that remind them of someone or something in their home that is important to them and I could have them tell us why they think it’s so important!
    • 3/5
      In this book, the author talks about her childhood growing up in the mountains. She discusses a lot of the daily activities and differences between her life back then and her life now in the city.
    • 3/5
      This 1983 Caldecott Honor book tells a simple story of a time when seemingly small things made a large impact on a child's life.

      As a young woman, Rylant lived in the Appalachian mountains. This story is a tribute to those special years.

      Grandfather arrived home with a blackened face from the coal dust of the mines.

      Grandmother made hot corn bread. At night, grandmother took the little child to the bathroom outside in the woods. The days were spent swimming in the swimming hole, visiting the country store and, pumping pails of water from the well.

      Baths were taken in a large medal tub in front of the fire place.
      Evenings were spent sitting on the porch swings watching the moon and the stars.

      There is a rhythm to this book that is gentle and evocative.
    • 4/5
      Enjoyed the mountain pictures, and the reminders of simpler times. Nice bedtime story! :)
    • 5/5
      I love this book about rural life a long time ago. Books like When I Was Young in the Mountains expose children to ways of living that are different than their own, and reasons why someone might still look fondly upon them today. The writing is lyrical, and teaches children specific sentence structures. This book would make for a wonderful mentor text for elementary students learning to write autobiographies.
    • 4/5
      I judge this book by that illustrations (they were not my favorite) - however, I loved it! You could really tell that the author of this book experienced all the things she wrote about. She was able to depict wonderful descriptions with simple, clear words. One that stood out to me was "My cousin Peter was laid back into the water, and his white shirt stuck to him..." I love this image for I could picture it in my head perfectly. This book is lovely.
    • 4/5
      An often overlooked book because of its quiet tone and soft illustrations. This narrative is simply and beautifully written with snapshots of a child's life in Appalachia.
    • 5/5
      This book is a very sweet book because it is about a little girl who spends time with her grandparents up in the mountains. They have to use an out house, defend themselves from snakes, & go swimming in the water hole. Since we do not take part in these things today, it would be very interesting to children.
    • 5/5
      Great book about family in the mountains. I think this is a great book for vocabulary. It is about a young girl growing up in the mountains with her grandparents.
    • 4/5
      The illistrations are so realistic in this book. This book would be reat for teaching children what things were like before technology. When people had to heat their water and go to the out house.