My Best Buddy
Illustrator
Norwood House Press
Publisher
Norwood House Press
Publication Year
2015
ISBN
9781599536583
Pages
29 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Two students attend the same school and become friends. One is eighty-five years old, but he is committed to going to school and learning how to read, write, and study so that he can fulfill his dream of being a veterinarian. Kamau is a second grader, and learns from his older friend that if you put your mind to it, you can make your dreams come true.
Grade Level
PK-1; K-3
Lexile Measure
530L
Diversity Topics
Disability and Health; Physical Disability; hearing loss; hearing aids; child with a limp; adult with a physical disability; child with a physical disability
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Black (Kenyan)
Keywords
Kenya; school; learning; friendship; old age; perseverance
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Kim, YeShil, "My Best Buddy" (2015). Diverse Families. 2093.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2093