Descripción
A girl from a migrant worker family overcomes the hardship of moving by creating a special place for herself.
Amelia Luisa Martinez hates roads. Los caminos, the roads, take her migrant worker family to fields where they labor all day, to schools where no one knows Amelia's name, and to bleak cabins that are not home.
Amelia longs for a beautiful white house with a fine shade tree in the yard, where she can live without worrying about los caminos again. Then one day, Amelia discovers an "accidental road." At its end she finds an amazing old tree reminiscent of the one in her dreams. Its stately sense of permanence inspires her to put her own roots down in a very special way.
The richly colored illustrations bring to life the landscape of California's Central Valley farmland. Amelia's Road is an inspirational tale about the importance of home.
Author: Linda J. Altman
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Published: 09/01/1993
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.10d
ISBN13: 9781880000274
ISBN10: 188000027X
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Fiction | Hispanic & Latino
- Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles | Farm Life & Ranch Life
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration, Immigration & Refugees
About the Author
Linda Jacobs Altman is the author of Amelia's Road, published by Lee & Low, and named a "Choices" selection by the Cooperative Children's Book Center. Altman, who lives in Clearlake, California, frequently writes for the educational market.
Enrique O. Sanchez has illustrated numerous award winning children's books, including Lee & Low's Abuela's Weave, Amelia's Road, and Confetti. A native of the Dominican Republic, he splits his time between his homes in Bass Harbor, Maine and Miami, Florida.