Bobbin Girl, The
Publication Information
Author:  McCully, Emily Arnold	Illustrator:  McCully, Emily Arnold
Title:  Bobbin Girl, The	Date:  1996
Publisher:  Dial	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-8037-1827-6	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:   Yes
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    easy reading, historical fiction
HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies
Summary:
Rebecca, a 10-year-old "bobbin girl" working in the textile factories in Lowell, Massachuesetts in the 1830's must decide if she will participate in the first workers' strike.
Teaching Ideas:
This book belongs with the study of child labor, 19th century US history, economics, or women's history. Teachers may want to check the WWW site for the Lowell MA National Park-- http://www.nps.gov/lowe/home.html, where lots of additional information about the time and work situation is provided. The Child Labor in America WWW site (access through Yahooligans.com; then search on "factories") provides photos taken by Lewis Hine, the famous chronicler of child labor conditions. Lyddie by K. Paterson, also in this database, offers a more challenging book about the same subjects.
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Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > determination/perseverance Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > leadership Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > individual > self-esteem Geography > locations > U.S. states/regions > Massachusetts History > topic > political expansion > industrialization > factory History > region > U.S. history > labor laws > Labor Union Movement Heroes and Heroines > ordinary people Communities > historical

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