[LM_NET] ELEM, MS: BOOK REVIEW: One Thousand Tracings by Lita Judge

[Toni Buzzeo <tonibuzzeo@TONIBUZZEO.COM>]

Hello Colleagues,

A few 2007 titles got past me that I wanted to be 
sure to recommend as you put together summer 
orders. One Thousand Tracings is one that every 
library should own, as I am sure very many of you 
already do! Forgive my tardiness.


One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of 
World War II by Lita Judge. (Hyperion, 2007).  ISBN: 978-1423100089

Winner of numerous awards and distinctions, 
including both the 2008 IRA Children’s Book Award 
and a 2008 Jane Addams Children’s Book Award 
Honor, One Thousand Tracings is an essential 
addition to every elementary and middle school 
library and every public library children’s room. 
Seated in the author’s family history, this book 
is a story of deep generosity in the face of 
near-hopeless need.  After the end of World War 
II, from 1946-1948, Judge’s grandmother and her 
family were involved in a massive effort to send 
food, supplies, and most of all, footwear to 
hundreds of survivors of the war-wrought 
devastation in Europe. The effort, however 
enormous, was begun by and continued by 
individuals and their families whose hearts ached 
for strangers in need.  The essential message of 
this deeply affecting book is that one person, 
one family, CAN make a difference.  As we 
continue to walk through hard economic times in 
our own country, the time is perfect to share 
this message with children and to invite them to 
share what they have with children in families 
more needy than their own. Judge’s own 
illustrations­full page watercolor paintings, as 
well as collages of black-and-white photos, 
newspaper clippings, and foot tracings­enhance 
the emotional effect of this outstanding book. A 
website that includes letters, biographical 
sketches, a timeline, and activities add value to 
this ESSENTIAL purchase. 
<http://tracings.litajudge.com/> [Suggested Grades: 2-6]


Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS <mailto:tonibuzzeo@tonibuzzeo.com>
Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita
Buxton, ME 04093
http://www.tonibuzzeo.com
R is for Research, illustrated by Nicole Wong (Upstart 2008) BRAND NEW! 

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