Our Grandparents: A Global Album

by Maya Ajmera, Sheila Kinkade, Cynthia Pon

Overview

Grandpa, Bibi, Yeye and Grann . . .

This striking album captures the intergenerational relationships between children and grandparents around the world. The brief text and striking photographs bring their joy and affection into focus.

Includes a touching foreword by Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781570914591
Publisher:	Charlesbridge
Publication date:	02/01/2010
Series:	Global Fund for Children Books Series
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,062,509
Product dimensions:	10.80(w) x 8.30(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile:	AD370L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Maya Ajmera is the founder of The Global Fund for Children. She is the co-author of several Global Fund for Children books, including FAITH, GLOBAL BABIES, CHILDREN OF THE U.S.A., and CHILDREN FROM AUSTRALIA TO ZIMBABWE. Sheila Kinkade is a writer and communications consultant who works to help nonprofit organizations tell their stories. She is the co-author of OUR GRANDPARENTS, among other books. Cynthia Pon worked for many years as the director of Global Fund for Children Books and is the co-author of several books, including FAITH, CHILDREN OF THE U.S.A., and others.

Editorial Reviews

PreS-Gr 1—In the foreword, Archbishop Desmond Tutu states the overall theme of the book—grandparents receive the gift of seeing the world, once again, through the eyes of children and have a responsibility to teach their grandchildren "Love. Compassion. Integrity. Perseverance." Clear, colorful photographs show the two generations engaged in a variety of activities and invite careful observation. The pictures are clearly labeled with the name of the families' countries and highlight common threads, e.g., "listening," in Tibet, India, Mexico, and USA. Spare text defines the actions represented. The book concludes with "Five Things to Do with Your Grandparents."—Margaret R. Tassia, Millersville University, PA

School Library Journal

In the foreword to this attractive photo collection of grandparents and their grandchildren, Bishop Desmond Tutu states: "We make sure that the wisdom of our ancestors is passed on to the next generation." Written in the voice of today's grandchildren, the simple sentences that form the body of the text accompany engaging photographs of the world's children sharing stories, celebrating holidays, feeling happy, safe and loved, and learning from one another. Sometimes wearing traditional clothing, sometimes dressed in contemporary wear, kids and their grandparents from Peru, China, the United States, Russia, Morocco, Kenya, Yemen and other countries smile out from the photographs. A few look serious, as a child points out something on the computer to a Japanese grandparent and a Pakistani grandparent reads a picture book to his young grandson. Some proceeds go to The Global Fund for Children, but the real contribution will be to further the relationships of the young and young-at-heart viewers of this book. Translations of "Grandma" and "Grandpa" in different languages and a map reinforce the international breadth of this charmer. (activities) (Picture book. 3-8)

Kirkus Reviews