Kar-Ben Publishing, 2011
HC $17.95
32 pgs.
Rating: 3.5
Endpapers: Gold
Title page: all-over gold with painting of burro
Based on a true story from 1980's
Yuvi is traveling from Ethiopia to Jerusalem, stopping at a refugee camp and being flown from there to Israel. They have no food, drink muddy water, and are robbed many times. There is a donkey that she is able to ride for part of the way, but most of the way is on foot. She dreams of trees made of candy, and when she arrives in Israel, she finds her candy tree - a tree covered with juicy, sweet oranges.
This was a really nice story, but I wish it had a little more....I guess it's good for very young children, but might be even better with just a little more information, it needs to be a tiny bit grittier to see the hardships, distance traveled, and unease, I didnt' feel like it had that, it seemed more like a simple trip to go to Israel.
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