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Redding, LaTisha

Calling the Water Drum

32 pp. | Lee | October, 2016 | Trade ISBN 978-1-62014-194-6 $17.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Aaron Boyd. Traveling from Haiti to America in a small rowboat, Henri loses his parents; saved by another immigrant boat, Henri is eventually brought to New York by his uncle. Through a friendship with neighbor Karrine, who lost her father during Hurricane Katrina, and by playing his water bucket as a drum, Henri slowly regains his voice and joy. Expressive watercolors evoke the emotions of displacement.
Reviewer: Melinda Greenblatt

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