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The River Is My Ocean -- Rio Cortez, Hardcover
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A grandmother and granddaughter share a magical trip to the Hudson River affirming intergenerational love and the power of water in this heart-song of a picture book. Every day, Abuela misses the ocean in Puerto Rico. But on Saturdays, when the sun is high, Abuela takes her granddaughter on a walk down the hill in Harlem to Twelfth Avenue, to a place that is just as magical: the Hudson River. There, they visit Yamaya, mermaids that invoke child-like wonder and hold onto the memory of all who have passed through their waters. Together, Abuela, her granddaughter, and the spirits of ancient religion and familial love celebrate the river that brought millions of new Americans to its shores through the generations.
Author: Rio Cortez
Publisher: Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books f
Published: 08/27/2024
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.13d
ISBN: 9781665912570
Audience: Ages 4-8
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/20/2024
Author: Rio Cortez
Publisher: Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books f
Published: 08/27/2024
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.13d
ISBN: 9781665912570
Audience: Ages 4-8
Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/20/2024
About the Author
Rio Cortez is the New York Times bestselling author of picture book The ABCs of Black History and adult poetry collection Golden Ax, which was longlisted for the 2022 National Book Award in poetry and the PEN Open Book Award. Born and raised in Salt Lake City, she now lives, writes, and works in Harlem, New York.
Product Tags:
African American & Black, Ages 4-8, Ashleigh Corrin, Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction, Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books f, Grades 1-3, Grandmothers, Hardcover, Hispanic & Latino, Juvenile Fiction, Poetry (see also Stories in Verse), PreK, Rio CortezContact form
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