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by Peter Sís (Author), Peter Sís (Illustrator)
A trip around a city block is like a trip around the world
Peeking out through a die-cut window on the jacket, Madlenka invites the reader to enter her world. And what a world it is On the surface, it looks like an ordinary city block, but as we meet Madlenka's neighbors -- the French baker, the Indian news vendor, the Italian ice-cream man, the Latin American grocer, a retired opera singer from Germany, an African American school friend, and the Asian shopkeeper -- and look through die-cut windows to the images and memories they have carried from old country to new, we can see that Madlenka's block is as richly varied as its inhabitants. And why is Madlenka going around the block, jumping for joy? Her tooth is loose, and she wants everyone to know Madlenka is a 2000 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year. This title has Common Core connections.Author Biography
PETER SÍS was born in Brno, Czechoslovakia, and studied painting and filmmaking at the Academy of Applied Arts in Prague and at the Royal College of Art in London. His many books include two Caldecott Honor winners: Starry Messenger: Galileo Galilei and Tibet Through the Red Box. He lives in New York City.
Number of Pages: 48
Dimensions: 0.26 x 9.8 x 9.84 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: October 12, 2010
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Madlenka
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 1.4
Point Value: 0.5
