Classroom Complete Press CC2313 The Family Under the Bridge - Nat Reed

The Family Under the Bridge is a Newbery Honor winning story about the Calcet family - a mother and her three children who - end up living under a bridge on the Seine River. Here, they befriend the carefree Parisian hobo, Armand. When two nosy women appear at their makeshift home, and it appears that the authorities have been summoned, Armand takes the family to live with a community of gypsies. Here, they are befriended and their relationship with the old hobo deepens. After promising the children a new home for Christmas, Armand decides his only option is to seek employment, and he manages to get a job as the caretaker of an apartment building, which offers the family a place to stay. Here, they determine to live as one big family, with Armand serving as the grandfather the children never had.

Author: Nat Reed.

Grades: 3, 4.

Reading Level: 3-4.

Total Page: 55.

Overheads: 3.