The Homesick Club
Libby Martinez
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Ebook in EPUB format. Available for immediate download after we receive your order
Publisher:
Groundwood Books Ltd
Groundwood Books Ltd
DRM:
Watermark
Watermark
Publication Year:
2020
2020
ISBN-13:
9781773061658
Description:
<p><strong>A story about making new friends and missing home, wherever home may be.</strong></p>
<p>Mónica and Hannah are school kids in the big city. Together, they have formed the Homesick Club, since they are both from far away. Mónica misses the family of hummingbirds that she and her grandmother would feed in her backyard in Bolivia every day. Hannah misses the sunshine and the tiny tortoise that lived near her house in Israel.</p>
<p>When a new teacher, Miss Shelby, arrives from Texas, the girls discover that she misses her home, too, especially the huge sky full of stars and a Southern treat known as Hummingbird Cake. The girls ask Miss Shelby to join their club, then Mónica decides she will bring a surprise for show and tell — a surprise that brings Miss Shelby close to tears.</p>
<p>Author Libby Martinez addresses a theme that many children can relate to — feeling homesick — especially when home is far away. Rebecca Gibbon’s charming illustrations bring an imaginative, light touch to the story.</p>
<p><strong>Key Text Features</strong><br>
recipes<br>
diagrams<br>
Flags</p>
<p><strong>Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:</strong></p>
<p>CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.9<br>
Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.</p>
<p>Mónica and Hannah are school kids in the big city. Together, they have formed the Homesick Club, since they are both from far away. Mónica misses the family of hummingbirds that she and her grandmother would feed in her backyard in Bolivia every day. Hannah misses the sunshine and the tiny tortoise that lived near her house in Israel.</p>
<p>When a new teacher, Miss Shelby, arrives from Texas, the girls discover that she misses her home, too, especially the huge sky full of stars and a Southern treat known as Hummingbird Cake. The girls ask Miss Shelby to join their club, then Mónica decides she will bring a surprise for show and tell — a surprise that brings Miss Shelby close to tears.</p>
<p>Author Libby Martinez addresses a theme that many children can relate to — feeling homesick — especially when home is far away. Rebecca Gibbon’s charming illustrations bring an imaginative, light touch to the story.</p>
<p><strong>Key Text Features</strong><br>
recipes<br>
diagrams<br>
Flags</p>
<p><strong>Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:</strong></p>
<p>CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.9<br>
Compare and contrast the adventures and experiences of characters in stories.</p>