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Synopsis
This is the story of four generations of an Italian American family. It begins with an immigrant who came through Ellis Island with big dreams, a small shovel, and his parents' good advice: "Work hard, but remember to enjoy life, and never forget your family."Now, many years later, the man's great-grandson, Dan Yaccarino, tells how he succeeded, and how the little shovel has been passed from father to son—along with the good advice.
It's a story that captures the experience of so many American families. One that will have kids asking their parents and grandparents, where did we come from? Tell me our story.
About Dan Yaccarino
DAN YACCARINO is an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator with more than thirty books to his credit. He is also the creator of the animated TV series Oswald and Willa's Wild Life. He lives in New York City with his wife and their two children.
Praise
Starred Review, Publishers Weekly:
"In this affectionate personal history, Yaccarino (Lawn to Lawn) traces his ancestry from Sorrento, Italy to New York City. . . Folksy and warm, this is a timely reminder that America is a nation of immigrants."
Starred Review, School Library Journal, March 2011:
"Yaccarino’s family is proudly Italian, but their immigration story is universal. Readers of varied backgrounds will be able to identify with the search for a better life in a new country, the passing along of values and heirlooms, and the addition of new family members. The story will make an excellent family-history discussion starter."
Awards
WINNER 2011 Kirkus Reviews Best ChildrenÂ’s BooksNOMINEE Bank Street Child Study Children's Book Award
HONOR Irma Simonton Black Award
- All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel by Dan Yaccarino
- March 08, 2011
- Juvenile Fiction - Social Issues - Emigration & Immigration; Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Historical - United States - 20th Century; Family & Relationships
- Knopf Books for Young Readers
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