The Market Wedding
School year: Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6
No. of pages 32
Published: 2014
Great for age 7-11 years
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When Morris the fishmonger and Minnie the hat seller fall in love, Morris comes up with a wedding plan designed to deliver the very best for his beloved bride-to-be with unexpected consequences.Morris sells all kinds of fish from the lake, in Kensington Market. Across the way, Minnie sells hats straight from Paris. One day their eyes meet, and they fall in love. Morris wants to give Minnie a beautiful home with fine furnishings, but he is only a poor fishmonger. And so he comes up with a brilliant plan he will make their wedding so fancy that their guests will have to shower them with lavish gifts. His Minnie will live like a movie star!Morriss plan backfires, of course, but like all good love stories, the tale ends in a happy if surprising fashion.Cary Fagans witty adaptation of The Ghetto Wedding by Abraham Cahan is accompanied by Regolo Riccis vibrant illustrations, resulting in a timeless and delightful tale.
This book is aimed at children at US 2nd grade-5th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 7-10 years.
There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2014 by Groundwood Books Ltd , Canada .