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With sensitivity and candor, she describes life on the island of Jamaica as well as the people who inhabit it. She speaks of the down-to-earth honesty of poor friends and family. She tells of the generosity of Aunt Mae, who willingly gives away breadfruit, as compared to Mean Old Aunt Aggie, who won't even give away fruit that is rotting on the vine. Readers meet the one person in town who makes sure that an old man is not totally abandoned and Uncle Viv, who offers plums to youngsters who ask because he can remember when he was hungry. The cadence of the poetry brings the sounds of the island to life. The cast of characters and the universal situations described make this at once a collection about all people and a look at a specific part of the world. Broeck's black-and-white scratchboard illustrations complement the poetry, creating a selection that would make a fine addition to any library.

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Monica Gunning is the author of the NCTE National Book Not a Copper Penny in Me House: Poems from the Caribbean. Ms. Gunning lives in Laguna Beach, California. Fabricio Vanden Broeck has received recognition for his illustration from IBBY-Mexico and and Asian Cultural Centre for UNESCO in Tokyo, which awarded him a prize in the Noma Concours for Children's Book Illustration. He lives in Mexico.

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