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Windrush Child: the Tale of a Caribbean Child Who Faced a New Horizon

Windrush Child: the Tale of a Caribbean Child Who Faced a New Horizon

by John Agard and Sophie Bass
Hardback
Publication Date: 11/04/2023

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Internationally acclaimed poet John Agard recalls the journey made by the thousands of Caribbean children and their families who traveled to Britain between 1948 and 1971 as part of the Windrush generation.

With one last hug, Windrush child says goodbye to his grandmother and the shores of his Caribbean home before embarking on an adventure across the ocean--under a sky full of promise--to an unknown horizon. With sensitivity and tender lyricism, world-renowned and multi-award-winning poet John Agard narrates the epic story of a child's voyage to England aboard Empire Windrush. Joyous illustrations by debut artist Sophie Bass richly evoke the changing landscapes and the uncertainty, courage, and hope of those who step into history--and travel far in search of home.
ISBN:
9781536228533
9781536228533
Category:
Social issues (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
11-04-2023
Language:
English
Publisher:
Candlewick Press
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
277.88x255.52x8.13mm
Weight:
0.43kg
John Agard

Poet, playwright and short story writer John Agard grew up in Guyana, where his love of language grew out of listening to cricket commentaries on the radio. He has won many prizes, including the Smarties Book Prize and the Queen's Gold Medal.

John is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and his work appears in an AQA anthology for GCSE English literature.

With his partner Grace Nichols, John has edited the anthologies A Caribbean Dozen, Under the Moon and Over the Sea, Pumpkin Grumpkin and From Mouth to Mouth for Walker. He lives in Lewes, East Sussex.

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