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Reviewed on December 1, 2000
PreS-Gr 3 A well-structured story with family, love, and pride as its key ingredients. From the day that little Maurice is brought home from the hospital, members of his family see a bit of themselves in the child's features and predict that he will follow in their footsteps. "Look! He has my large hands!' exclaimed Papa. He'll be a baker, just like me.'" As the boy grows, the relatives take him to work and show him what they do. Whether he is in his uncle's taxi, his mother's office,...Log In or Sign Up to Read More




