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K-3
Illustrated by
Melanie Hope Greenberg.
On a hot subway ride, Oscar watches as the Island Lady pulls from her bag a cool breeze, the Caribbean sea, a picnic lunch, even a steel drum band. The multicultural crowd joins in the festivities. Lively paintings in Caribbean pastel hues joyfully fill in the details as the rhythmical text celebrates the unexpected magic of a routine trip.