Jenny's Faraway Family

by Delores Lowe Friedman

watch me jenny,s faraway family, level 2.2 (invitations to literacy) book

Genres: Childrens

16 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

About the author

Delores Lowe Friedman was born in Brooklyn, New York, and attended the New York City public schools. She gained both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Hunter College of the City University of New York. She holds a doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University. She has taught in New York City public schools, and as a full professor at the City University of New York.

An advocate for literacy and parental involvement, she authored an education column for Essence magazine called “Education by Degrees” and a book titled Education Handbook for Black Families, published by Doubleday. During her twenty year academic career she was honored by the City University of New York several times as the recipient of major institutional grants. Her scholarly writings centered on her interest in equity in science education for girls and children of color, and early childhood education.

Now retired, Delores has returned to her first love: writing fiction. Wildflowers is her debut novel. In her spare time she enjoys figure drawing, going to the theater, and cooking. Her specialty is curried chicken. She and her husband of forty-four years live in New York City, and the two have a son who is a software engineer.

Reviews

[Cheryl · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet story of a girl who discovers that she has roots, and limbs (so to speak) far away in Barbados... and goes to visit them!

These spineless 'language arts' books used in classrooms aren't generally used in libraries... but many are delightful.

[Alyssa]

Jenny is feeling bad that she has a small family, because she has no siblings. Her mother brings out the photo album to show her pictures of her family in Barbados. Her father surprises Jenny & her mother with a trip ‘back home’ to see the family’s newest member, Jenny’s cousin, a baby boy.

This K-1 level book teaches about family relationships and their importance in certain cultures. This book would make a great addition to the reading area shelf where students are allowed to self-select books to read. The colorful illustrations make it appealing to readers and non-readers alike.