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Peppe the lamplighter / by Elisa Bartone ; illustrations by Ted Lewin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, c1993.Edition: 1st edDescription: [32] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 0688102689 :
  • 0688102697 (lib. bdg.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • [E] 20
LOC classification:
  • PZ7.B28563 Pe 1993
Summary: Peppe's father is upset when he learns that Peppe has taken a job lighting the gas street lamps in his New York City neighborhood.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Historical Events Bartone, Elisa Available 33111002167126
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This Caldecott Honor-winning picture book is a touching snapshot of American history and the immigrant experience.

This is the story of Peppe, who becomes a lamplighter to help support his immigrant family in turn-of-the-century New York City, despite his papa's disapproval.

Peppe's family is very poor, and though he is just a boy he needs to find work. Being a lamplighter on the streets of Little Italy is not the job his father had dreamed of for Peppe. But when Peppe's job helps save his little sister, he earns the respect of his entire family.

"A beautiful, moving book," commented Kirkus in a starred review.

Caldecott Honor Book.

Peppe's father is upset when he learns that Peppe has taken a job lighting the gas street lamps in his New York City neighborhood.

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