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Alfredito Flies Home

Jorge Argueta author Luis Garay illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Groundwood Books Ltd ,Canada

Published:18th Oct '07

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Alfredito and his family are getting ready to return to their old home in El Salvador for Christmas, their first time back since they left as refugees. But they will make this trip on a plane — the first time any of them has ever flown. The excitement mounts as they drive to the airport, get on the plane and fly up into the air, each step bringing an increasing level of amazement. But the greatest moment of all is when they finally arrive and their beloved relatives meet them. Their old house looks and feels as it always did. The smells, the food, the new puppies, the familiar plants and flowers fill Alfredito's heart with a sense of belonging and joy.

...formal, realistic acrylic paintings. * School Library Journal *
Speaking in Alfredito's young voice, Argueta tells a warm, understated story about moving between cultures. Through the details of packing and preparations, Argueta skillfully reveals the family's complex feelings of separation and excitement, and Garay's acrylic paintings extend the story's action and emotion with realistic portraits of the families and homes. An important story about the immigrant experience to share with children of all backgrounds. * Booklist *

  • Commended for Americas Award Commended List 2008 (United States)

ISBN: 9780888995858

Dimensions: 279mm x 196mm x 10mm

Weight: 382g

40 pages