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A young African American girl muses, "if I were a Masai," and compares her own life with what she has learned in school about East Africa and its inhabitants. She considers where a Masai girl would sleep, how she occupies her time, what kinds of animals she would see. The artwork, realistic and warm, portrays a joyful girl who feels "the tingle of kinship" with the Masai culture; her counterpart's spare environs, replete with exotic flora and fauna, are likewise strikingly depicted. The book's creative design--a Western scene on one page of each spread faces a typical Masai scene on the other--seamlessly blends corroborative colors and details: a yellow carpet becomes the dry savanna grass, the girl's bedsheet turns into a cowhide covering. (The final spread, however, may prove confusing: two characters are shown in Masai dress at an otherwise typical Western Thanksgiving dinner.) Kroll's beguiling language--"whole flocks of flashing fireflies turned trees into lanterns"--offers resonant images; the last paragraph, in particular, rings proud and positive: "I come home and stare at my reflection in my bedroom mirror . . . smooth brown skin over high cheekbones and black eyes that slant up a little when I smile. I like what I see." Ages 4-7.
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From Organization / 国外机构评价: |
| Grade 2-4-- An interesting, richly blended book that connects two different worlds. A young African-American girl living in urban America feels a kinship with the East African people, the Masai, whom she is studying in school. Linda ponders her life and makes comparisons to theirs, pointing out similarities and differences in how everyday tasks are accomplished. Initially, the connections made between the two distinct lifestyles are startling, but once readers become accustomed to the form of presentation, each full double-page spread becomes a pleasure in itself. One world flows naturally and artfully into the next. A single tree shares roots with a city street and the African grassland. Linda looks into her American mirror and sees her Masai counterpart. The oil and colored-pencil illustrations are reminiscent of Grifalconi's work both in subject and style. One can easily see that while the Masai live differently than Americans do, children are children no matter where they grow up. The information on the Masai may lead motivated children to do some research of their own. |
Foreign Customer Review / 国外客户评价: |
| I am homeschooling my two young girls and we are studying the continent of Africa. I do a LOT of reading reviews and researching the books before I buy. Luckily, I chanced upon Masai and I and was so enthralled when I received it, that I have to say no child should be without this book! If you are looking to have your child understand another culture and somehow relate it to them -- THIS IS THE BOOK FOR YOU -- no matter what country/continent/culture is your focus. The little girl ponders about how her day would go if she lived in a culture so remote in lifestyle. It really makes you appreciate our conveniences, yet brings us to respect and reflect on how that must be to live so differently. But remember, we do have a tremendous amount in common with each other simply because we are human. Imagine what it would be like to live in someone else's shoes for one day! Then buy this book; it is truly a gem! |
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