A Day's Work
Illustrator
Ronald Himler
Publisher
Clarion Books
Publication Year
1994
ISBN
9780613024747
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
When Francisco, a young Mexican American boy, tries to help his grandfather find work, he discovers that even though the old man cannot speak English, he has something even more valuable to teach Francisco.
Grade Level
PK-1; K-3
Lexile Measure
560L
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Culture/Ethnicity; Language barrier; Poverty; Immigrants and refugees; communication barrier; different languages; financial hardship; immigrant grandfather
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Latinx (Mexican)
Family Formation
mother and grandfather
Awards
Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, 1994, Commended, Picture Book
Parents' Choice Award, 1997, Gold, Paperback
Eureka! California in Children's Literature, 2003 Fiction
Kaleidoscope, A Multicultural Booklist for Grades K-8, Second Edition, 1997
Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of the Social Studies, 1994
Keywords
California; honesty; Mexican Americans; work; gardening; work ethic; payment
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Bunting, Eve, "A Day's Work" (1994). Diverse Families. 1883.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1883