Angelina's Island By Jeanette Winter

This book also had very unique illistrations. The characters are portrayed as black characters with detailed decorations in their hair and on their heads. The jewelry on the characters were also accented on the pages. This book was a good comparison of New York City and Jamaica as a little girl wishes that she could go back to her home island of Jamaica. The information about Jamaica and New York are very informational for students who are unfamiliar with either of these areas. The ending was somewhat confusing and children may have to re-read the book to understand what was going on. The characters are in a parade or festival celebrating Jamaica in the end, but if you only read the text you would have assumed that she was back in Jamaica. This is a great book for comparing the illistrations with the text, and how either of them can change the meaning of the story without the other.