Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
In this Spanish-language edition of "When This World Was New", a little boy describes how he came to the United States with his family. Arriving in the middle of winter not speaking a word of English, the poignant narrative shows how he adapts to his new land. Full-color illustrations.
Brief description:
D. H. Figueredo is the author of Lee & Low's When This World Was New and The Road to Santiago. A native of Cuba who has lived in New Jersey since he was a teenager. Figueredo is the director of the Bloomfield College Library and is the author of Cleaning Day and Big Snowball Fight, published by Bebop Books. He lives in Piscataway, New Jersey, with his wife and their children.
Review Quotes:
"D.H. Figueredo stays remarkably true to a child's perspective; the author's voice is as fresh and pure as a first snowfall. Danilito's fears about facing new experiences are realistic, as is his genuine excitement about snow. The soft edges of Enrique O. Sanchez's muted illustrations perfectly complement the bittersweet tone of the story." -- Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
"True to the child's viewpoint, this picture book tells an elemental immigration story that is candid about both the hardship and the hope... Sanchez's tender acrylic illustrations show the child's feelings of fear and wonder as well as the adults' tension. The picture's show what the title says about the sense of discovery in a new home." -- Booklist
In his first picture book, Figueredo offers a boy's first-person account of his Spanish-speaking family's arrival in the United States from "an island on an ocean that was warm and far away."... Even when set in the intimidating city, the illustrations in gentle tones of reds and blues create the feeling that the boy's transition to a new life and culture will be a smooth one. -- Publishers Weekly
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