num_pages: 64
description: Papa will not allow Clara to learn to read—he says "Farm people like us do not have time to read." But when the traveling bookwagon, with persuasive Miss Mary at the reins, arrives at their farm, Papa realizes he must change his mind. Based on the true story of America’s first ‘bookmobile.’ "The free library in a nearby Maryland village is off-limits to the curious child, but Clara's chance encounter with librarian Mary Titcomb and the first horse-drawn 'moving library' changes her father's response. A glimpse of childhood without schools, libraries, literacy and books is presented in easy-to-read historical fiction." ( Cooperative Children's Book Center)Clara and the Bookwagon  is a Level Three I Can Read book. Level 3 includes many fun subjects kids love to read about on their own. Themes include friendship, adventure, historical fiction, and science. Level 3 books are written for early independent readers. They include some challenging words and more complex themes and stories.
language: None
title: Clara and the Bookwagon, Level 3
titlecomplete: Clara and the Bookwagon, Level 3 (I Can Read Book)
genres: Historical, Books About Books, Childrens, School, American History, Picture Books, Historical Fiction, 2nd Grade, Fiction, True Story
ratings_count: 466
places: Maryland
series: I Can Read: Level 3
publisher: Harper Trophy