IllustratorsIllustrated by Isabelle ArsenaultPublisherGroundwoodImprintGroundwoodISBN
9780888999757
Awards and HonorsNY Times Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2011; ALA Notable Children’s Book 2012, Middle; Booklist Lasting Connections 2014, Social Studies
As a member of a migrant worker family, at times Anna feels like a bird. “It is the birds, after all, that fly north in the spring and south every fall.” Author’s note on migrant workers in general and Mennonites from Mexico in particular. Full-color mixed-media illustrations rendered in watercolor, gouache, crayons, and collage.
Topics Mennonites. Canada. Mexico. Migrant agricultural laborers. Farm life. Family life.
SRC Level 4.700000
SRC Points 1.000000
Lexile AD880L
Trim Size 9 1/2" x 8 3/4"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Publication date 2011-02-28
JLG Release Date May 2011
Minimum grade 0
Maximum grade 3
Reading level Elementary
Format Print
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