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Angelina's Island
By Winter, Jeanette
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-37430-349-5
- Publisher
- Foster Farrar
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2007
PreS-Gr 2 Angelina longs for the warm sun, tropical food, and familiar life of Jamaica. Folk-style paintings contrast the black and gray mood of her new home in New York City with her vibrant memories and daydreams of her island home. After reading a newspaper article about Brooklyn's Carnival celebration, Mama arranges for her daughter to participate in the parade. Wearing a costume of bright cloth and shiny beads with glit...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on May 1, 2007
New immigrant Angelina yearns for her island home. To her, New York "doesn't sound like home, it doesn't look like home, it doesn't feel like home." On each pair of facing pages, the left side shows Angelina looking at things like the gray pigeon on the windowsill while on the right page she imagines herself back amongst the tropical colors and under the warm sun ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2007
New immigrant Angelina yearns for her Jamaican home. Participating in a Carnival parade helps her feel like New Y...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
