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Barasch, Lynne
6 Reviews
(4)
K-3
Kenyan children Abaani and Haki are from different tribes, but they become friends after working together to rescue a baby from a pack of warthogs. The boys hope the adult Maasai and Kikuyu "will find their own peaceful way to share the land." The purposeful text is told in present tense. Watercolor and ink illustrations focus on the expansive African grassland setting. Bib., glos.
Reviewer: Miriam Steinberg-Egeth
(2)
K-3
Japanese American Hiromi tags along to the fish market with her restaurant-owner dad. Despite tradition, he eventually lets her apprentice with him to become a sushi chef; an author's note tells us that in 1998 Hiromi Suzuki became one of the first female sushi chefs in New York. Hiromi's narration conveys her enthusiasm, and the muted ink-and-watercolor illustrations are spare but expressive. Glos.
Reviewer: Jennifer M. Brabander
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
May, 2007
(4)
K-3
Clayton "Peg Leg" Bates lost his leg in a mill accident at age twelve but continued to dance, eventually becoming a professional tapper. This biography balances the impact of discrimination on his life (Bates was the son of a sharecropper) with his irrepressible spirit, well communicated in the sprightly illustrations. Barasch provides no sources, which detracts from her book's success.
Reviewer: Martha V. Parravano
(3)
K-3
Grandpa tells his grandson about his idyllic childhood attending a three-room school. The folksy text and cheery watercolor and ink illustrations emphasize the benefits and rigors of old-fashioned learning as well as the pleasures of a country school, from being warmed by a woodstove to making trips to the outhouse. This is an engaging, unabashedly nostalgic look back at the good ol' days.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Smith
(4)
K-3
When April's big sister gets engaged to Harold, April hates the idea of losing her. She plays pranks on Harold in an attempt to scare him away, but the good-natured groom takes it all in stride, and when April has one last chance to ruin the wedding, she saves the day instead. The story is somewhat flat, but a thin black line adds expression and detail to the simple watercolors.
Reviewer: Anne St. John
(2)
K-3
In 1923 the author's father, Robert Marx, was the youngest licensed amateur radio operator in the United States. This first-person narrative describes ten-year-old Robert's experiences learning Morse code, earning his ham license, and using his skills to assist a Florida family stranded in a hurricane. The writing and illustrations have an understated quality well suited to this story of a boy pursuing a fascinating and unusual hobby.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
September, 2000
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