Without Words
Illustrator
Daniel Azulay
Publisher
Sem Fronteiras Press
Publication Year
2004
ISBN
9780964233331
Pages
48 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Luiz has just arrived in the United States from Brazil which he misses terribly. But the immigrant has a talent for drawing. Encouraged at school, Luiz creates many images, but soon he idealizes his former life. Later, he will discover that Brazil wasn't always so wonderful. Through art, he learns to adapt to his new life.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Culture/Ethnicity; Racial Diversity; Language barrier; Multicultural; Multiethnic; Immigrants and refugees; Multiracial; communication barrier; different languages; learning a new language; multicultural community; multiple heritages; multiple ethnicities; immigrant family; immigrant children; multiracial community
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Latinx (Brazilian)
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
New York Book Festival, 2008, Honorable Mention, Children's Book
Keywords
Brazil; flags; drawing; pride; homesickness; beaches; cashew trees; fireworks; soccer
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Rozen, Beti and Hays, Peter, "Without Words" (2004). Diverse Families. 1750.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1750