My Name Is Jorge: On Both Sides of the River
Author(s): Jane Medina
Jorge is trying to learn the ways of his new country. He wants to fit in at school, but he doesn't want to forget his homeland, Mexico. His family is still doing things like they're in the old country, but Jorge wants to find out everything he can about his new country--on the other side of the river. Learning a new language, getting a library card, taking tests, and making friends are challenges for Jorge. Just when Jorge has found a friend in Tim, his life changes once again. Told from the point of view of Jorge, Jane Medina's moving poems vividly depict one boy's struggle to make a new life in a new country.
Product Information
Jane Medina is a teacher and poet. She lives with her husband Pablo and their children, Annie and Joey, in Orange, California. Fabricio Vanden Broeck is the illustrator of "Under the Breadfruit Tree "by Monica Gunning, and "Torch Fishing with the Sun "by Laura E. Williams. He lives in Mexico.
General Fields
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- : Wordsong
- : Wordsong
- : 0.204
- : 30 September 1999
- : 274mm X 211mm X 5mm
- : United States
- : books
Special Fields
- : illustrations
- : illustrations
- : 48
- : 811.54
- : Fabricio Vanden Broeck
- : Paperback / softback
- : Jane Medina