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Gr 1–4—An Italian-American immigrant shares his childhood memories with his great-granddaughter. The twist of this tale is that his memories have been kept in a "diary" of saved objects that commemorate the important events of his life. As a poor child who could neither read nor write, this now-elderly gentleman found a unique way to preserve his memories by saving the objects in matchboxes. Among the many items were a box of sunflower seed shells that counted the days from Naples to New York, a fish bone to remember the long...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Though the story is about one man’s immigration experience, at the heart of this book are universally relevant themes regarding the importance of family history and the memories that one generation can share with another. The narrative, which consists entirely of dialogue, focuses not only on saved objects, b...Log In or Sign Up to Read More