The Granddaughter Necklace Contributor(s): Wyeth, Sharon Dennis (Author), Ibatoulline, Bagram (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0545081254 ISBN-13: 9780545081252 Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2013 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - African-american - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2011038933 |
Age Level: 4-8 |
Grade Level: PreK-3 |
Lexile Measure: 580 AD (Adult Directed Text) |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 10.1" W x 10" L (0.90 lbs) 32 pages |
Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - African American |
Features: Dust Cover, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product |
Awards: South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award, Nominee, Picture Book, 2014 |
Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 11/12/2012 Kirkus Reviews 12/15/2012 School Library Journal 01/01/2013 pg. 88 Booklist 02/01/2013 pg. 63 Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2013 pg. 49 - Recommended, Satisfactory |
Accelerated Reader Info |
Quiz #: 156404 Reading Level: 3.7 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: An uplifting tale of love, kinship, and gifts, passed down through generations.There are moments in each person's life that we take great care to remember: the pride of a young girl standing up for herself for the first time; the heartbreak of leaving one's country and family for a new beginning; the thrill of getting ready for the piano recital of a lifetime.In Sharon Dennis Wyeth's family these moments were marked with the passing on of the Granddaughter Necklace: not a fancy piece of jewelry, but a precious one, worn smooth by the touch of mothers and grandmothers, each with her own story to tell. With a historical sweep that reaches back to Ireland and to Africa, and an intimacy that resides in every family's treasured stories, Wyeth tells the tale of one family's journey from the old world to the new, from the past to the present, and from mother to daughter.Here's a book that we feel will be passed on from generation to generation too, read in laps and in groups, opening conversations about our own necklaces of memory. |
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