Watch the Stars Come Out Contributor(s): Levinson, Riki (Author), Goode, Diane (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0140555064 ISBN-13: 9780140555066 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $6.29 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1995 Annotation: In this family story-within-a-story, a little red-haired girl curls up by her grandmother to hear how, long ago, another little girl and her brother crossed the Atlantic and came to America. An ALA Notable Children's Book, American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, Booklist Children's Editors' Choice, Parents' Choice Award for Literature, NCTE Teachers' Choice, and NCSS/CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies. Full color. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
Dewey: E |
LCCN: 84028672 |
Lexile Measure: 460 |
Series: Picture Puffin Books |
Physical Information: 0.1" H x 7.96" W x 10.7" (0.28 lbs) 32 pages |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 10550 Reading Level: 2.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Great for fans of award-winning picture book, Grandfather's Journey. In this warm, poignant and highly praised story, a little girl hears how, long ago, another little red-haired girl--her great-grandmother--sailed across the sea with her older brother to join their immigrant parents in a strange new land called America. "Goode's evocative illustrations effectively capture the immigration scene of the late 1800s with appropriate costumes and background details."--Booklist (starred review) "Levinson's first book is a literary event, written with a quiet understatement that magnifies its emotional effects. So do Goode's superb paintings . . ."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Young readers can return to the book many times with satisfaction. . . . An excellent introduction to the passage through Ellis Island."--School Library Journal "The theme of immigration, long popular in children's literature, is captured here for young readers in one of the year's finest books."--The Boston Guide ALA Notable Children's Book Booklist Children's Editors' Choice Reading Rainbow Feature Selection Redbook's Top Ten Children's Books of the Year American Bookseller Pick of the Lists Parents' Choice Award for Literature NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies Society of Illustrators Citation of Merit NCTE Teachers' Choice |