Mama's Nightingale: A Story of Immigration and Separation

A touching tale of parent-child separation and immigration, from a National Book Award finalist.

After Saya's mother is sent to an immigration detention center, Saya finds comfort in listening to her mother's warm greeting on their answering machine. To ease the distance between them while she's in jail, Mama begins sending Saya bedtime stories inspired by Haitian folklore on cassette tape. Moved by her mother's tales and her father's attempts to reunite their family, Saya writes a story of her own--one that just might bring her mother home for good.

With stirring illustrations, this tender tale shows the human side of immigration and imprisonment, and shows how every child has the power to make a difference.

Target age group 5-8
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    • Weight
      0.95 lbs
    • ISBN-13
      9780525428091
    • ISBN-10
      0525428097
    • Item #
      55945
  • Category
    Juvenile Fiction
  • Age Group
    6 to 8 yrs
  • Grade Level
    K-2
  • Language
    English
  • Binding
    Hardcover
  • Theme 1
    Social, Personal & Family Topics
  • Theme 2
    Bedtime & Dreams
  • Detailed (BISAC) Subject/Theme
    Emigration & Immigration
  • Awards
    Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended 2016
  • Author
    Danticat, Edwidge
  • Lexile Level
    890
  • AR Level
    3.9
  • Dewey
    E
  • Publisher
    Penguin Group (USA)
  • Publication Date
    9/1/2015
  • Pages
    32
  • Dimensions
    0.6 H × 10.2 L × 10.2 W
  • Case Qty
    25

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