|a Panama Canal (Panama) |x History |v Fiction. |a Panama Canal (Panama) |x History |v Juvenile fiction. |a Includes bibliographical references (page 257). |a Fourteen-year-old Mateo and other Caribbean islanders face discrimination, segregation, and harsh working conditions when American recruiters lure them to the Panamanian rain forest in 1906 to build the great canal. |a Boston : |b Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, |c Besides, poem in the voice of historical figures such as John Stevens, Theodore Roosevelt, George Goethals, Jackson Smith, Gertrude Beeks, and Harry Frank. |a Silver people : |b voices from the Panama Canal / |c Margarita Engle. The book Silver people is a novel in verse based on a real historical fact, the creation of Panama Canal, and set in factual situations as the author told at the end of the book.
In this compelling story, Engle paints a picture of an often -looked area and highlights the struggles of the people and the arrogance of the Americans.|a DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d DLC |d NjBwBT |d UtOrBLW Engle blends the voices of her fictional characters, historical figures, and even the forest into a dynamic coming-of-age story not only of young adults but also of a blustering and arrogant United States." - VOYA, 5Q 5P M J S * "Engle's extraordinary book is a tour de force of verisimilitude and beautifully realized verse that brings to empathetic life the silver people." - Booklist, starred review "As always, Engle's poetry captures with sympathetic wonder and delicate beauty the plight of these disenfranchised voices here in particular she highlights the natural beauty and love that Mateo, Anita, and Henry find and cling to in the midst of their back- and heart-breaking labor." - The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "In melodic verses, Engle offers the voices of three workers…Taken together, they provide an illuminating picture of the ecological sacrifices and human costs behind a historical feat generally depicted as a triumph." - Horn Book Magazine "This richly developed novel is an excellent addition to any collection. Winner of the 2015 Américas Award A Jane Addams Award Honor Book Green Earth Book Awards Honor Book * "A masterful command of language and space.
0 kommentar(er)
