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Discuss how Jamela was feeling about the move. What do you think she will miss and why?

Write in your journal about what you would miss the most if you had to move away from your neighbourhood.

Imagine you could only bring five things from your old home to your new home. What would they be and why?

Talk about Jamela’s family’s feelings about the move. How might you feel if you had to move?

What are some things about your current home that you would want in a new home as well (a favourite blanket, squeaky gate, etc.)?

Draw a mind map of the story. Retell your story to a partner and listen to your partner’s story. Go back to your mind maps and, from your partner’s retelling, add the missing parts on your map.

I Know Here, Yuck, a Love Story, Augustine

Mots-clés

Picture book , Africa , changes , community , homes , moving (household) , neighbours

Commentaire descriptif

When Mama excitedly announces that she has a new job and a new place for the family to live, Jamela is ambivalent about leaving her home and her familiar African township. On moving day, the little girl inadvertently gets “lost,” sending family and friends scrambling to find her. Another in the Jamela series, this book, with its portrayal of close family ties, holds up to repeated readings and will offer comfort to children who have experienced the blues of moving away and transitioning to a new community, or any other kind of life-changing event. Lively pencil and watercolour illustrations depict the authentic and expressive faces of every character, from the engaging protagonist Jamela to Mrs. Zibi with her crazy chickens and dogs. This tender read-aloud book never talks down to children as it reminds them that home is where the heart is.