Jemmy Button

by Alix Barzelay

Book Overview

A beautiful collaboration based on a true story. Jennifer Uman and Valerio Vidali discovered a mutual interest in this story and overcame language obstacles with the help of translators. Jemmy Button, a native of Tierra del Fuego, was brought to England in the mid-1800s to be "educated and civilized." The book illustrates Jemmy's adventures in England, his extraordinary encounters, his homesickness and experiences as an outsider in a strange land,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0763664871
• ISBN13: 9780763664879
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Templar Books
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 9.0" x 12.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 3