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24 pp.
| Chronicle |
October, 2011 |
TradeISBN 978-1-4521-0224-5$16.99
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Vanessa Brantley-Newton.
The lyrics to "One Love," by reggae great Bob Marley (the adapter's father), accompany a smiling girl who spends her day participating in a multi-generational neighborhood cleanup and ensuing celebration. Like most lyrics flowed into a picture book format, these are listless on the page, burdening the illustrator to supply the music. Brantley-Newton's pictures have the spirit (if not the depth).