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Format: Hardcover
ISBN-10: 1568993757
ISBN-13: 9781568993751
Sep 1996
Publisher: Soundprints
Odyssey Series
Language: English |
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Synopsis
While on a field trip to the National Museum of American History, Emma imagines that she is her grandmother, sitting with her family listening to the radio as the end of World War II is announced.
| Details | | Series: | Odyssey Series | | Illustrator: | Dan Brown |
| Size | | Height: | 8.8 in | | Width: | 8.8 in | | Thickness: | 11.8 in | | Weight: | 28.0 oz |
Industry Reviews
Gr 2-5 While on a field trip to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History, a young African-American girl, Emma, finds the old radios in the Information Age exhibit vaguely familiar. One looks just like the radio with the cracked knob that doesn't work anymore that her grandmother keeps in her living room. Emma's friends, an interracial group, continue to another exhibit as she sits down to watch old TV clips. The music on her walkman changes as she "falls asleep." She "awakens" to Big Band music coming from an old fashioned radio. A family is clustered around the radio an elderly man, a couple about her parents' age, and a girl a few years younger than herself. As she is spoken to, she realizes she is her grandmother in May 1945. The radio program is interrupted with the announcement that the Nazis are ready for a full surrender. The family reminisces about other bulletins (the attack on Pearl Harbor, Lindbergh's flight) as well as other favorite radio programs from Roosevelt's Fireside Chats to Jack Benny to dramatic shows like The Shadow. Emma longs to tell her concerned family that her Great Uncle Stewart did come home safely from the war. By the power of imagination, the tape transports Emma and young listeners back in time to witness first hand what life was like in days gone by. Students will realize how important the radio was in informing people about news events as well as for entertainment. The sound effects add much to the tape's authenticity. Actual radio announcements, excerpts from programs, and music from the 1940's are fascinating. The relationship of the story characters to the present generation may confuse the youngest listeners. The tape, which faithfully follows the story line of Martha Wickham's book, will be enjoyed by youngsters interested in the past and/or radio. The tape will be most useful on an individual basis.-Mary Ellen Raup, North Colonie Central Schools, Newtonville, NY
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