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Orani: My Father's Village (2011)

by Claire A. Nivola(Favorite Author)

3.81 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0374356572 (ISBN13: 9780374356576)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

review 1: Audience: preschool and up, boys, and girlsAppeal: This book has large and interesting pictures in it depicting the differences between Orani and America. This book also reads more like a story than an informational text, so I would say it could be considered fast-paced as far as nonfiction books go. Children will be able to relate to the narrator in Orani. This book came from the School Library Journal Best Non-Fiction 2011 list.
review 2: With incredibly detailed illustrations and carefully chosen words, the author of Planting the Trees of Kenya takes readers to a village in Sardinia where her father grew up. After he and his wife emigrated to the United States, he took his family back to the island as often as possible. This picture book describes with obvio... moreus fondness the connection Claire A. Nivola still feels for the village and its citizens. Readers will feel as though they are racing the cobbled streets, drinking the mountain-fed fountain water, tasting the delicious foods that filled the tables, and learning about death. The reluctance with which the author left the village is palpable, and it's clear that she still feels torn. An Author's Note provides additional information about the village and her family, causing readers to ponder a way of life that no longer exists, preserved in the pages of this exquisite book. less

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