The Tangerine Tree
Illustrator
Harvey Stevenson
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication Year
1995
ISBN
9780395689639
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Ida is heartbroken when Papa has to leave Jamaica to work in America, but she knows that he needs her to care for the tangerine tree in their yard, and he promises to return before it blooms again.
Grade Level
K-3
Lexile Measure
AD590L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Culture/Ethnicity; Poverty; Immigrants and refugees; living in poverty; financial hardship; impoverished family; relocation; migrant
Main Character
female child
Race/Ethnicities
Black (Jamaican)
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Immigrant Experience, 1999
Kaleidoscope, A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8, Second Edition, 1997
Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, 1995, Commended, Picture Book
Skipping Stones Honor Award, 1996, Winner
Keywords
Jamaica; New York; family closeness; tangerine tree; gift; American dream; hope; packing; Greek myths; separation anxiety
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Hanson, Regina, "The Tangerine Tree" (1995). Diverse Families. 1734.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1734