![]() Why doesn’t he have an iPod like the boys on the bus? How come they always have to get off in the dirty part of town? Each question is met with an encouraging answer from grandma, who helps him see the beauty-and fun-in their routine and the world around them. This energetic ride through a bustling city highlights the wonderful perspective only grandparent and grandchild can share, and comes to life through Matt de la Pena’s vibrant text and Christian Robinson’s radiant illustrations. Last Stop on Market Street is a new picture book that takes children on a journey, not to an imaginary land far, far away but to a much more real place by way of a city bus. Age Level and Themes This book is for ages 5-10 (Pre-K to second grade). The book follows a young boy named CJ as he learns from his grandmother to appreciate the beauty in everyday things during a bus ride. But today, CJ wonders why they don't own a car like his friend Colby. Introduction Last Stop on Market Street is a picture book published in 2015 by Penguin Books. Synopsis: Winner of the 2016 Newbery Medal A 2016 Caldecott Honor Book A 2016 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor BookA New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of 2015A Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book of 2015Įvery Sunday after church, CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town. Starting with How come we gotta wait for the bus in all this wet (Peña pg. CJ began to ask his grandma multiple questions. In Peña writing, he tells about a little boy name CJ who goes with his grandmother to church every Sunday. Review Source: De Colores: The Raza Experience in Books for ChildrenĪlso by this author: Love, Milo Imagines the World Peña overall theme in his story The Last Stop on Market Street was seeing the beauty in life and new perspectives. A new perspective is explored, on being disabled as well as. Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña Nancy Mairs forces a sharp-witted and blunt tone on the reader in her essay, On Being A Cripple.
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