Description: Kindergarten-Grade 3-A poignant yet gentle portrayal of the lives of migrant children. Constantly on the move, Amelia's family records events by crops not dates, carries with them only what will fit in the car, and are never anywhere long enough to feel at home. The girl longs for a place to stay, a place where she belongs. Teachers rarely bother to learn her name, so when Mrs. Ramos does so, it is special. The child's picture of a white house with a big shade tree earns a beautiful red star. On the way home, she discovers a road leading to a tree just like the one she drew. She visits this place often, and buries a small metal box filled with her treasures there when she must leave. For the first time in her life, Amelia has a home place. The acrylic-on-canvas illustrations have a folk-art quality that works well with this story. The canvas texture shows through the paint to add an almost tactile roughness of hard labour while rich colours capture the harvest crops at their succulent best. An important title for any library serving migrant populations, Amelia's Road should be a welcome addition almost anywhere. Useful in a variety of educational units, it works equally well as a read-aloud or read-alone.Jody McCoy, Casady School, Oklahoma CityCopyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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EAN: 9781880000274
UPC: 9781880000274
ISBN: 9781880000274
MPN: N/A
Book Title: Amelia's Road
Number of Pages: 32 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Lee & Low Books, Incorporated
Publication Year: 1993
Topic: People & Places / United States / Hispanic & Latino, Lifestyles / Farm & Ranch Life, Business, Careers, Occupations, General, Girls & Women, Family / General (See Also Headings under Social Themes), Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration
Item Height: 0.5 in
Illustrator: Yes, Sanchez, Enrique O.
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Item Weight: 4.4 Oz
Item Length: 10.2 in
Author: Linda Jacobs Altman
Item Width: 8.5 in
Format: Trade Paperback
