Where Jamaica Go? [Hardcover]

Dale Gottlieb (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1996 | Age Level: 4 and up

Jamaica has fun and sees many colorful sights as she goes downtown, goes beachcombing, and rides home with Daddy.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Inspired by the sounds of a Jamaican nursery rhyme, this sunny book dances to a reggae beat, its playful text pulsing with rhythm while illustrations sing with color. Three short stories depict young Jamaica as she variously goes into town, heads off on a beachcombing mission and catches a ride home with her father. Downtown, "Jamaica make 'em laugh and lose their frowns"; at the beach, she comforts a boy scared by a jellyfish ("Jamaica make him laugh. She blow it a kiss"); and on the way home, "Daddy laugh and laugh in his big Chrome Dome." This merriment infuses the entire narrative, so that Jamaica's fun becomes the reader's as well. Gottlieb's (I Got a Family; Train Leaves the Station) zesty artwork captures the dazzling Caribbean sky and sea, lush coconut trees, bright print dresses and gaily painted houses. Her childlike illustrations sashay and swirl to the mesmerizing pull of the language. Even the typeset text wanders here and there, as if unable to stay in one place. Where Jamaica goes, readers will want to follow. Ages 3-7.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal

PreSchool-Grade 2-Gottlieb's heroine, Jamaica, is an irrepressible charmer. In three brief episodes, the little girl goes downtown, beachcombs with young Manny, and rides home in the back of her daddy's "chrome dome" truck. In each case, Jamaica brings a smile to those around her, and her sense of fun is infectious. Brilliant oil pastels and Gottlieb's playful, naive style bring Jamaica's Caribbean island home to life. The lilting, singsong text begs to be shared out loud.
Marilyn Taniguchi, Santa Monica Public Library, CA
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover
• Publisher: Orchard Books (NY) (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531095258
• ISBN-13: 978-0531095256
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,878,016 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A fantastic book to read to kids at home or in schools., May 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Where Jamaica Go? (Library Binding)

Sparked by the bright primary colors of the author-artist's illustrations, this text reads in Caribbean rhythms -- fun for the teacher and fun for the listeners. It is also a book which can bring a taste of the island cultures to students who have no other chance to expand their horizons. I am speaking as a grandmother, a former elementary teacher and a current college instructor in children's literature -- also the artist-author's fortunate mother-in-law...