Saturday, May 29, 2021

I is for Immigrants by Selina Alko - ESSENTIAL

I is for Immigrants by Selina Alko
. PICTURE BOOK. Christy Ottoviano Books (Macmillan), 2021. $19. 9781250237866 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3), EL - ESSENTIAL 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: HIGH 

From abuelas to ziti, falafel to quinceaneras, I is for Immigrants lists and illustrates a cornucopia of wonderful things the United States has inherited from its immigrant populations. Each page is filled with a multitude of words and pictures that demonstrate the richness of the combined cultures in America. 

This is a fun, unusual take on traditional A-Z books, and a colorful, educational introduction to a vast array of interesting aspects of American life. It is inclusionary without being overt, and extraordinary in the way that it combines pieces and cultures of so many people and places, as an ideal American life could do, as well. 

Keri, elementary school teacher https://amzn.to/2SMTWA4

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