Aunt Pearl

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Watermark

Publication Year:
2019

ISBN-13: 9781773061542

<p><strong>Acclaimed author Monica Kulling brings sensitivity to this bittersweet portrayal of a loving family affected by homelessness, beautifully illustrated in Irene Luxbacher’s rich collage style.</strong></p>

<p>Aunt Pearl arrives one day pushing a shopping cart full of her worldly goods. Her sister Rose has invited her to come live with her family.</p>

<p>Six-year-old Marta is happy to meet her aunt, who takes her out to look for treasure on garbage day, and who shows her camp group how to decorate a coffee table with bottle caps. But almost immediately, Pearl and Rose start to clash — over Pearl’s belongings crammed into the house, and over Rose’s household rules. As the weeks pass, Pearl grows quieter and more withdrawn, until, one morning, she is gone.</p>

<p>Acclaimed author Monica Kulling brings sensitivity to this story about homelessness, family and love, beautifully illustrated in Irene Luxbacher’s rich collage style.</p>

<p><strong>Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:</strong></p>

<p>CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.2.6<br>

Acknowledge differences in the points of view of characters, including by speaking in a different voice for each character when reading dialogue aloud.</p>

<p>CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.3.7<br>

Explain how specific aspects of a text's illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting)</p>