At the top of each page is a map of the world, with the route Amelia took to get from one destination to the next. Even little children will love tracing travel routes, sounding out country names, and finding objects and animals in the pictures. Through each picture goes Amelia in her jaunty little plane, teaching geography in a delightful way. In Harriet and the Promised Land , he has written a poem simple enough for young children to understand that deals honestly with the harsh reality of slavery and glorifies both Harriet Tubman's physical strength and her unwavering resolve to help other slaves escape to the North. This striking book gives children an introduction to both a gifted painter and a courageous woman.
Grace loves stories.
She loves hearing them and acting them out. Some days she's Joan of Arc, or Anansi the Spider, or a peg-leg pirate. Raj tells her she can't, because she is a girl. Grace can't, because she is black. The story is inspiring, but what makes this book soar are the illustrations.