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Cargando... Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush (edición 2023)por Patrice Lawrence (Autor), Camilla Sucre (Ilustrador)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. This book works really well in a lot of ways - it's a story about immigration and tracing family history, it shows a beautiful close relationship between a grandmother and granddaughter, and it provides some nice overview introductions to a few important women from Black history as part of the framing narrative for telling the grandmother's specific story in more depth. While not necessarily required since I know this is more of picture book than strictly non-fiction, it would've been nice for there to have been some back matter about Trinidadian immigration to England, and maybe even some suggested reading about the women discussed in the story (Winifred Atwell, Mary Seacole, Rosa Parks) in case readers are inspired to learn more about them. ( )Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. Little Ava needs to dress up as a person she admires for school, so her Trinidadian Granny invites her to look for inspiration in her trunk of old clothes. Items in the trunk suggest Trinidadian pianist Winifred Atwell, Jamaican-British nurse Mary Seacole, and American activist Rosa Parks, but others in Ava's class have already clamed those. Ava finds a small cardboard suitcase in the bottom of the trunk, that her Granny used when she came to London from Trinidad on the Empire Windrush. Granny explains the stories behind the unusual items in the suitcase, which leads to Ava's decision on who she most admires.This is a heartfelt story about immigration and some of its hardships, both in adapting to and acceptance in the new country, and missing the old home . The mother of author Patrice Lawrence emigrated from Trinidad to England, just like Granny. Trinidadian-American illustrator Camilla Sucre's lush colorful artwork adds much to the story. I wanted to know more about Atwell, Seacole, and the Empire Windrush. Brief biographical/historical sketches at the end of the book on each of these (and Rosa Parks) would extend the range of the book beyond the traditional picture book age to middle grades. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. I received a free copy of Granny Came Here on the Empire Windrush by Patrice Lawrence and illustrated by Camilla Sucre in exchange for an honest review.Not until air travel became more affordable, most of our parents, grandparents, or great grandparents immigrated to foreign countries across the ocean in hope of new opportunities. The little girl’s grandmother set sail on the Empire Windrush from Trinidad to London. As she and her grandmother view the contents of her old cardboard suitcase that she took on this journey all by herself, the girl realizes how important her granny is to her as hears a story about each article found in the case. In Canada, we like to say we are not a melting pot but a mosaic of many cultures. This granny’s lonely but brave travel to a new country is like many in this country. We may have different items in our case but each of those unique items hold a precious memory of where we came from and who we hold tight in our hearts. This lovely tale reminds us of that simple truth. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. I enjoyed this picture book. The illustrations were lovely, and it had some great nods to the history of Civil Rights. I loved the frame device for the grandmother's journey through the little girl's school project. The only drawback was that I thought this was more of a picture book biography, so I was expecting back matter about the historical figures mentioned and the title ship. I think that was a real missed opportunity for kids who like using books as a launching point for fun rabbit trails of learning. Esta reseña ha sido escrita por los Primeros Reseñadores de LibraryThing. On page 2 of Granny Came here on the Empire Windrush, readers will know what happens at the end but that doesn’t make the story any less sweet. Ava needs to dress up as someone she admires for school and granny takes her to the best place there is for costumes: attic trunks. As they go through trunk items Granny tells Ava about a couple of famous islanders that moved to England. They discuss Rosa Parks too and then they get sidetracked with Granny’s story. Ava learns about how scared her granny was to leave her birthplace and take a boat across the Atlantic. She learned how her grandparents met. The descriptions of granny adjusting to the London cold were chilling. Even though I knew how the story would end, I still had tears in my eyes when I read it. It’s a very heartwarming story. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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Ava is asked to dress up as an inspirational figure for her school assembly, but who should she choose? Granny suggests famous familiar figures such as Winifred Atwell, Mary Seacole, and Rosa Parks, and tells Ava all about their fascinating histories, but Ava's classmates have already claimed them--and she must choose someone else. But who? When Ava finds a mysterious old suitcase and Granny shares her own history, and how she came to England on the Empire Windrush many years ago. She tells her story through the precious items that accompanied her on the original voyage, each one evoking a memory of home. As Ava listens to how Granny built a life for herself in England--determined to stay against the odds and despite overwhelming homesickness--she realizes that there is a hero very close to home--her very own brave and beloved granny. This heart-warming and heartfelt debut picture book from multi-award-winning author Patrice Lawrence introduces the struggles and achievements of a generation of Afro-Caribbeans who traveled across the Atlantic to call a new country home. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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