John Agard's Windrush Child - John Agard - diskuze

“A beautiful poetic and visual delight” Joseph CoelhoA BEAUTIFULLY EVOCATIVE STORY OF A CHILD''S JOURNEY TO ENGLAND ON BOARD EMPIRE WINDRUSH, FROM AN INTERNATIONALLY CELEBRATED, MULTI-AWARD-WINNING POET AND AN EXTRAORDINARY DEBUT ILLUSTRATOR."you''re stepping into historybringing your Caribbean eyeto another horizon"With one last hug, Windrush chid waves goodbye to his Caribbean home and sets sail across the ocean to Britain. In this powerful picture book, full of hope and promise, celebrated poet John Agard and illustrator Sophie Bass movingly evoke the journey made by children and their families as part of the Windrush Generation.PRAISE FOR JOHN AGARD''S WINDRUSH CHILD:Longlisted for the Jhalak Children''s & YA Prize 2023Longlisted for the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for IllustrationShortlisted for the Spark! School Book Award 2023Longlisted for the Children’s Literature Festivals Book Awards 2023"A poetic story brought to life by Sophie Bass’s colour-popping illustrations." Daily Mail"A beautiful picture book with gorgeous illustrations ... I couldn''t think of a better way for young children to learn about history and understand the world." David Walliams“John Agard’s hopeful poem commemorates a child’s Windrush journey from the Caribbean, and bold and vivid illustrations sing of palm trees and mangos left behind, and new experiences, including pigeons and terraced houses and snow.” ‘One to Watch’, The Sunday T
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