From School Library Journal
Kindergarten-Grade 3–This version of the Clement Moore poem takes
place on a U.S. Army base in the desert. The narrator wakes up when
he hears a crash, and sees a Blackhawk helicopter giving the all
clear to nine Humvees and a jeep, all loaded with gifts. Sergeant
McClaus calls the drivers by name: Now, Cohen! Mendoza! Woslowski!
McCord! Now, Li! Watts! Donetti! And Specialist Ford! When the
caravan leaves, the sergeant calls out, HAPPY CHRISTMAS, BRAVE
SOLDIE
內容簡介:
"''Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the
baseOnly sentries were stirring--they guarded the place.The
soldiers were sleeping and snoring awayAs they dreamed of ''back
home'' on good Christmas Day..." One Christmas Eve at a military
barracks in the Middle East, some homesick soldiers are paid a
visit by Sergeant McClaus, the Santa of Soldiers. This lively and
poignant tale is inspired by Clement C. Moore''s classic yuletide
poem.
關於作者:
Trish Holland, originally from Jackson, MI, wrote LASSO THE
MOON, a Little Golden Book that pubbed in May, 2005.
This is Christine Ford''s third book. Her picture book, SNOW, was
published in 1999 by HarperCollins. Her novel, SCOUT, will be
published by Delacorte in Spring, 2006. Ms. Ford grew up in
Pittsfield, MA. The author lives in Arlington, TX.