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Watch the Stars Come Out (Picture Puffin Books)
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ISBN: 0140555064
Author: Levinson, Riki
Condition: New
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.Goodes evocative illustrations effectively capture the immigration scene of the late 1800s with appropriate costumes and background details.-Booklist (starred review)Levinsons first book is a literary event, written with a quiet understatement that magnifies its emotional effects. So do Goodes 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 JournalThe theme of immigration, long popular in childrens literature, is captured here for young readers in one of the years finest books.-The Boston GuideALA Notable Childrens BookBooklist Childrens Editors ChoiceReading Rainbow Feature SelectionRedbooks Top Ten Childrens Books of the YearAmerican Bookseller Pick of the ListsParents Choice Award for LiteratureNCSS-CBC Notable Childrens Trade Book in the Field of Social StudiesSociety of Illustrators Citation of MeritNCTE Teachers Choice
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Watch the Stars Come Out (Picture Puffin Books)

