| Best of the Best
Children's Audio for Summer Listening - AudioFile 2004 Audio
Reviews:"This collection of autobiographical short stories...give immediate
access to the feelings of the growing boy. Each story is simple, direct and redolent
with the smells of the earth, the sounds of the ever-changing home and amazing
experiences each new school-room offers. Highly recommended for both pleasure
listening and for classroom use and discussion."
-School Library Journal "This is a compelling listen and a
must for every library. Vargas' well-paced narration is excellent. His mild accent
adds authenticity. An award-winning recent masterpiece about a Mexican migrant
family working in California's San Joaquin Valley...vivid and spellbinding." -
 Starred
Review, - Kliatt
"This wonderful book deserves every one of the four
awards it has garnered. Narrator Adrian Vargas takes the listener back in time
with a range of accents and ages. Listeners of all ages should enjoy this bittersweet
memoir and learn from it."
- AudioFile
"Jiménez has created a moving autobiography
that some critics have compared to John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath. Vargas'
narration offers an authentic and strong Mexican voice."
- Críticas Other Book Awards:Americás
Award for Children's/YA Literature
Jane Addams Children's Book Award
Honor Bk.
California Library Assoc. Beatty Award SYNOPSIS:
Francisco Jiménez stories are based on his own childhood experiences
growing up in an immigrant Mexican family. His narrative is simple, as from a
child's point of view, but packs the power of a skilled storyteller. Both recordings
include an afterword recorded by the author. This recording is available in both
English and Spanish.
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