This blog was developed as a resource for teachers and educators looking for multi-cultural books to share with children. I have compiled and cited various reviews of the books listed in this blog, and have added web resources and other tools that will help teachers use the books for instructional purposes. These are all books I have read personally or have previewed a hands on copy of.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Grandfather's Journey
Grandfather's Journey
Written and Illustrated by: Allen Say
Upper Elementary and Junior High Grades
"Through compelling reminiscences of his grandfather's life in America and Japan, Allen Say gives us a poignant account of a family's unique cross-cultural experience. He warmly conveys his own love for his two countries, and the strong and constant desire to be in both places at once."
Publishers Synopsis
From the Author:
"I am striving to give shape to my dreams--the old business of making myths--the fundemental force of art. And so, GRANDFATHER'S JOURNEY is essentially a dream book, for the life's journey is an endless dreaming of the places we have left behind and the places we have yet to reach."--Allen Say (Caldecott Medal Acceptance Speech )
Online Resources:
http://faculty.salisbury.edu/~elbond/grand.htm
Labels:
asian-american,
caldecott,
elementary,
immigration,
japan,
junior high
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