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Thomas, Joyce Carol

In the Land of Milk and Honey

32 pp. | HarperCollins/Amistad | September, 2012 | Trade ISBN 978-0-06-025383-7 $16.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. In this autobiographical story, a little girl and her family leave Oklahoma for a better life in 1948 California. Onomatopoeic language and strong poetic images capture the sights and sounds of the train ride, then of their hopeful new home. Cooper's stippled sepia-hued paintings evoke the majestic setting and the characters' optimism. Thomas's appended note offers more background on her family's westward migration.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

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