When Lightning Comes in a Jar

When Lightning Comes in a Jar
ISBN: 9780142403501
Publication Date: 10 May 2007

It's time for a family reunion when tricia as aunts, uncles, and cousins arrive at her house for an annual family reunion, the fun really begins. And this year, gramma has promised to teach the children something wonderful a how to catch a lightning a in a jar. with so many people and so much love, this family reunion will certainly prove to be the most memorable one yet.

Inspired by her own family, patricia polacco beautifully depicts an endearing family reunion that will surely have readers a young and old a yearning to spend quality time with their family.

About the Author

Born Patricia Ann Barber in Lansing, Michigan, to parents of Russian and Ukrainian descent on one side and Irish on the other, Patricia Polacco grew up in both California and Michigan. Her school year was spent in Oakland, California, and summers in her beloved Michigan. She describes her family members as marvelous storytellers. "My fondest memories are of sitting around a stove or open fire, eating apples and popping corn while listening to the old ones tell glorious stories about their homeland and the past. We are tenacious traditionalists and sentimentalists....

With each retelling our stories gain a little more Umph!"Studying in the United States and Australia, Patricia Polacco has earned an M.F.A. and a Ph. D. in art history, specializing in Russian and Greek painting, and iconographic history. She is a museum consultant on the restoration of icons. As a participant in many citizen exchange programs for writers and illustrators, Patricia Polacco has traveled extensively in Russia as well as other former Soviet republics. She continues to support programs that encourage Russo-American friendships and understanding.

She is also deeply involved in inner-city projects here in the U....