Alfredito Flies Home (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780888995858)

Alfredito and his family are getting ready to return to their old home in El Salvador for Christmas, their first time back since they left as refugees. But they will make this trip on a plane -- the first time any of them has ever flown. The excitement mounts as they drive to the airport, get on the plane and fly up into the air, each step bringing an increasing level of amazement. But the greatest moment of all is when they finally arrive and their beloved relatives meet them. Their old house looks and feels as it always did. The smells, the food, the new puppies, the familiar plants and flowers fill Alfredito's heart with a sense of belonging and joy.

Author: Jorge Argueta
ISBN-10: 0888995857
ISBN-13: 9780888995858
Publisher: Groundwood Books
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2007
Pages: 36
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.00w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 120018 / Alfredito Flies Home

Award: Americas Award for Children & Young Adult Literature - Commended

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 03/01/2008 pg. 72
School Library Journal 05/01/2008 pg. 92
Multicultural Review 06/01/2008 pg. 75
Hornbook Guide to Children 10/01/2008 pg. 291 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2008 pg. 291 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed