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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780689806315
ISBN number: 0689806310
Label: Atheneum
Manufacturer: Atheneum
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 96
Printing Date: November 01, 1998
Publishing house: Atheneum
Age index: Ages 9-12
Sale Popularity Level: 271913
Studio: Atheneum
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In this companion volume to Alma Flour Ada's Where the Flame Trees Bloom, the author offers young readers another inspiring collection of stories and reminiscences drawn from her childhood on the island of Cuba. Through those stories we see how the many events and relationships she enjoyed helped shape who she is today.
We learn of a deep friendship with a beloved dance teacher that helped sustain young Alma Flour through a miserable year in school. We meet relatives, like her mysterious Uncle Manolo, whose secret, she later learns, is that he dedicated his life to healing lepers. We share the tragedy of another uncle whose spirited personality leads to his love of flying...and the crash that takes his life.
Heartwarming, poignant, and often humorous, this collection encourages children to discover the stories in their our own lives -- stories that can help inform their own values and celebrate the joys and struggles we all share no matter where or when we grew up.
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Ada's book gives readers a unique look at life in Cuba. Her writing style is quite poetically descriptive yet I often got confused as to whether I was hearing the young child Ada or adult author Ada. As an adult I found her story interesting, but as a child I'm not so sure I would enjoy this book.
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