Exploring Florida's History through Children's Literature: Lois Lenski's Strawberry Girl
Exploring Florida’s History through Children’s Literature: Lois Lenski’s Strawberry Girl In 1945 children’s author, Lois Lenski, wrote the fictional account of a Polk County childhood in her Newbery award-winning book, Strawberry Girl. The book tells the story of ten-year-old, Birdie Boyer, who moved to western Polk County with her…
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