Momma, Where Are You From? |
Publication Information
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Author: Bradby, Marie |
Illustrator: Soentpiet, Chris |
Title: Momma, Where Are You From? |
Date: 2000 |
Publisher: Orchard |
City: New York |
ISBN, paperback: 0-531-30105-2 |
ISBN, hardback: |
Recommended audience:
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ABE/ABLE:
Yes |
ESOL:
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Family:
Yes |
Young Adult:
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Picture:
Yes |
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General Information:
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Book Type(s):
memoirs/reminiscences, historical fiction
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HSE Descriptor(s):
social studies
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Summary: |
When a young girl asks her mother where she comes from, she receives a loving description of her hard-working childhood in the segregated South told in rich, rhythmic language with lush illustrations. |
Teaching Ideas: |
What a beautiful book to read aloud to introduce a unit on family history. Students could then write a response to the question "Where are you from?" for a child in their own family or a child they know. Although told indirectly, the story provides references to segregation. Pair with Nicken's autobiographical Walking the Log and English's fictional Francie for more in-depth discussion of childhood in the segregated South. |
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