Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation

A touching tale of parent-child separation and immigration, from a National Book Award finalist After Saya's mother...
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Author: Edwidge Danticat
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation by Danticat, Edwidge

Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation

CHF 24.24

Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation

CHF 24.24
Author: Edwidge Danticat
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
A touching tale of parent-child separation and immigration, from a National Book Award finalist

After Saya's mother is sent to an immigration detention center, Saya finds comfort in listening to her mother's warm greeting on their answering machine. To ease the distance between them while she's in jail, Mama begins sending Saya bedtime stories inspired by Haitian folklore on cassette tape. Moved by her mother's tales and her father's attempts to reunite their family, Saya writes a story of her own--one that just might bring her mother home for good.

With stirring illustrations, this tender tale shows the human side of immigration and imprisonment--and shows how every child has the power to make a difference.

Author: Edwidge Danticat
Publisher: Dial Books
Published: 09/01/2015
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 10.20h x 10.20w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780525428091
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.9
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 176658 / Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation


Award: Charlotte Zolotow Award - Highly Commended


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 06/15/2015
Kirkus Reviews 07/01/2015
New York Times Book Review 08/23/2015 pg. 24
School Library Journal 09/01/2015 pg. 118
Horn Book Magazine 09/01/2015 pg. 77
Kirkus Best Picture Books 11/15/2015 pg. 52
Essence 12/01/2015 pg. 66

About the Author
Edwidge Danticat was born in Haiti and came to the United States when she was twelve years old. Her books have been selected for Oprah's Book Club and have been twice nominated for the National Book Award. In 2009 Edwidge received a MacArthur Genius Grant. She lives in Miami, Florida.

Leslie Staub is a children's book author and illustrator from New Orleans, LA. She works in her studio in the country north of there with her dog, Rabbit, and all the wild creatures who live in the woods.

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