W Is for Welcome: A Celebration of America's Diversity (Sleeping Bear Alphabet Books)

by Brad Herzog (Author) Victor Juhasz (Illustrator)

W Is for Welcome: A Celebration of America's Diversity (Sleeping Bear Alphabet Books)

California Reading Association Honor Book Award Following the alphabet this book uses poetry and expository text to celebrate America's diverse population and showcase the remarkable achievements and contributions that have come from the many people who have chosen to make our country their home.

Topics include well-known landmarks and institutions (the Statue of Liberty and the White House, our national parks system) and famous citizens whose talents helped make the United States a world leader (Albert Einstein and Madeleine Albright) In addition to celebrating America's history and development, key concepts such as naturalization and steps to citizenship are explained in easy-to-understand terms for the young reader.

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Gr 3-6--An A--Z poetry collection that introduces various aspects of U.S. culture with an emphasis on immigration stories. Each letter receives an eight-line poem that introduces and sums up the theme with a more sketched out paragraph of information located at the side of the page. Some lines are odd ("C is for Cultures/A salad bowl of many flavors") but most are appropriate for the audience. The more expository text does acknowledge weightier topics (e.g., enslaved people built the White House) but tends to muddle it with vague and tone deaf follow-ups ("So while its builders were a diverse group, the country still had a very long way to go."). The illustrations for each letter are done by different artists (with some artists illustrating several letters), but they all use the same soft, detailed style that perfectly captures intricate landscapes and portraits as well as more complex ideas, such as the naturalization process, culture, and refugeeism. However, a number of scenes depict people in cultural costumes, which may reinforce stereotypes. VERDICT An additional consideration.--Molly Dettmann, Moore Public Library, OK

Copyright 2018 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781585364022
Lexile Measure
1000
Guided Reading Level
S
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Publication date
April 15, 2018
Series
Sleeping Bear Alphabet Books
BISAC categories
JNF053240 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics | Emigration & Immigration
JNF038100 - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places | United States
JNF013010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Concepts | Alphabet
JNF025170 - Juvenile Nonfiction | History | United States/General
Library of Congress categories
Immigrants
United States
Race relations
Alphabet books
Ethnic relations
Cultural pluralism

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