COMMENDED LIST: Island in the Sun
Staff -- School Library Journal, 8/1/2000
COMMENDED LIST
BELAFONTE, Harry & Lord Burgess.
Island in the Sun.
illus. by Alex Ayliffe.
Dial. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-8037-2387-3
The lyrics to a song first made popular generations ago are accompanied by warm collage illustrations that capture Belafonte's fond memories of his Jamaican childhood. Details of day-to-day life--cutting cane, casting fishing nets, carrying goods to market--are shown against the backdrop of a lush natural setting. Complete musical notation is included, making this book especially useful in early elementary classrooms. (K-Gr 3)
