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Vidali, Valerio, Illustrator

Jemmy Button

48 pp. | Candlewick/Templar | March, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7636-6487-9 $16.99
(3) K-3 Words by Alix Barzelay. In 1830, British sea captain Robert FitzrRoy took (abducted?) a fourteen-year-old Patagonian to London to Christianize and educate him. In this romantic visualization of a problematic historical incident, gouache, oil, and collage illustrations show Jemmy as a small, naked, nature-loving boy and celebrate the contrasting environments of jungles, the sea, and crowded cityscapes. This interpretation may inspire readers to investigate the real story.
Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long

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