Neighborhood Odes
Twenty-one poems reflect pleasures, loves, joys, regrets and fears experienced growing up in a Chicano neighborhood in California. The poet hones in on the small details of ordinary places (the park, the library) and ordinary things (a sprinkler, Pablo's tennis shoes) with such extraordinary clarity of vision that each ode packs an emotional punch, taking the reader by surprise. The poems are accompanied by striking black-and-white illustrations. ©1992 Cooperative Children's Book Center
Illustrated by David Diaz
CCBC Age Recommendation: Age 8 and older
Age Range:
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)
Grades 9-12 (Age 14 and older)
Format:
Poetry
Subjects:
Feelings/Emotions
Mexicans and Mexican Americans
Diversity subject:
Latine
Publisher:
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
Publish Year: 1992
Pages: 68
ISBN: 0152568794
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 811 Soto