About this title: A series of poems tells how two sisters help each other deal with life while their mother is working and their father has been sent to jail.
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Greenwillow
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780060294601ISBN:0060294604
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Book shows minor use. Cover and Binding have minimal wear and the pages have only minimal creases. A tradition of southern quality and service. All books guaranteed at the Atlanta Book Company. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of only minimal use. All pages are undamaged with no significant creases or tears. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
Description: Good. Light shelving wear with minimal damage to cover and bindings. Pages show minor use. Help save a tree. Buy all your used books from Green Earth Books. Read. Recycle and Reuse! read more
Description: New. 0060294604 tight spine, clean pages, has reamainder mark, has dust jacket books may have some minor wearhouse damage. Stickers may be on spine or covers. read more
"Essie and her little sister Amber live in a small apartment with their mom, who works all of the time. Their father is in prison for forging a check. If their not being watched by their neighbor or cousin, they are taking care of themselves. Essie is smart because she loves to read, knows how to double tie her sister's shoes and can make the small amount of food they have into a meal. Amber is brave because she is not afraid of rats, climbing up high and asking the grocery man for milk even though their mother can't pay him until payday. Amber and Essie do the best they can to console and comfort each other through hardships and unanswered questions. This story, told in poems and pictures, really moved me. I wasn't sure what to expect in terms of the fluidity of the story, but each poem read like a one-page chapter in a book. The occasional colored pencil drawings added a lot of emotion to the story, too. This would be a wonderful story to share with students. Amber and Essie are such strong protagonists, and some students may relate to living with one parent, depending on a sibling or even having a loved one in jail. Also, this story shows students that poems can be very powerful and do not have to rhyme. Amber was Brave, Essie was Smart could be read out loud one poem at a time or in bigger chunks like a chapter book. Grades 3-7"
"This is a book of poetry with a new one on each page, which would allow a lot of mini classes in the classroom, or prompts to write on. There are variations on the poems structure, which is nice to teach the different forms you can use. It also has pictures at the end of the book and some on the pages so kids can check what they are visualizing compared to what the author was thinking. The poems deal with hard issues, but from a kid's perspective, so could be easy for some students to make connections to or inspiration them to write their own poems."
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