| Islandborn Contributor(s): Díaz, Junot (Author), Espinosa, Leo (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0735229864 ISBN-13: 9780735229860 Publisher: Dial Books OUR PRICE: $16.19 Product Type: Hardcover Published: March 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Caribbean & Latin America - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Hispanic & Latino - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2017006468 |
| Lexile Measure: 600 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 8.8" W x 11.1" (1.18 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Latin America - Ethnic Orientation - Hispanic |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 194007 Reading Level: 3.4 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From New York Times bestseller and Pulitzer Prize winner Junot D az comes a debut picture book about the magic of memory and the infinite power of the imagination. A 2019 Pura Belpr Honor Book for Illustration Every kid in Lola's school was from somewhere else. Hers was a school of faraway places. So when Lola's teacher asks the students to draw a picture of where their families immigrated from, all the kids are excited. Except Lola. She can't remember The Island--she left when she was just a baby. But with the help of her family and friends, and their memories--joyous, fantastical, heartbreaking, and frightening--Lola's imagination takes her on an extraordinary journey back to The Island. As she draws closer to the heart of her family's story, Lola comes to understand the truth of her abuela's words: "Just because you don't remember a place doesn't mean it's not in you." Gloriously illustrated and lyrically written, Islandborn is a celebration of creativity, diversity, and our imagination's boundless ability to connect us--to our families, to our past and to ourselves. |