The Weber Street Wonder Work Crew The Weber Street Wonder Work Crew is a group of kids who have lots to offer their neighbors: from babysitting cranky toddlers to lending a hand in a garden, washing windows, and even helping an elderly lady who needs support to keep up with her friends online. Maxwell Newhouse, who is a plumber as

Title	:	The Weber Street Wonder Work Crew
Author	:	Maxwell Newhouse
Rating	:	4.89 (269 Votes)
Asin	:	0887769136
Format Type	:	Hardcover
Number of Pages	:	24 Pages
Publish Date	:	2010-05-11
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For some families, part-time jobs for children are a way to impart all kinds of skills and experience. For others, it’s a matter of necessity if kids want spending money. Maxwell Newhouse, who is a plumber as well as an author and artist, understands this. The Weber Street Wonder Work Crew is a group of kids who have lots to offer their neighbors: from babysitting cranky toddlers to lending a hand in a garden, washing windows, and even helping an elderly lady who needs support to keep up with her friends online.Lively folk-style paintings work with a simple text to inspire kids to take part in their own communities.

Editorial : From School Library Journal Kindergarten-Grade 4—A multicultural group of intensely helpful children (including one in a wheelchair) lives on Weber Street. The kids assist their adult neighbors with gardening, pet and child care, the computer, cleanup, and more. The day ends with the kids pitching in at a group garage sale and enjoying the reward of a neighborhood barbecue. Newhouse has used oil on canvas to create detailed scenes of the neighborhood. The houses and apartment buildings look unique enough to populate a real place. Less convincing (or perhaps just less interesting) is the do-gooder attitude of the toiling youngsters. "Neatnik Nicky washes windows with vinegar, water, and lots of elbow grease. Ava's our computer whiz. She helps Mrs. Cline keep up with all her friends online." It's all rather preachy, and more likely to appeal to adults seeking literary role models for their charges than to inspire kids into volunteerism.—Heidi Estrin, Feldman Children's Lib

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