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Emanuel di Pasquale was born in Sicily in 1943 and grew up there. When he was a baby, his father died, and later he had to drop out of school and work in a bakery to help feed his family. At 13 he came to America, where he eventually became a teacher. But he never forgot his homeland, an island with a rugged beauty, rich in history and tradition, family life and festivals. This evocative collection of poems is di Pasquale's tribute to his native country. The author's childhood was a time of wonder and adventure recorded here in brief, stirring images of village life -- waking up at dawn to see a hawk circling the sky, feeling baby crabs scuttle over his sandy toes, and stumbling over stone tools resting where they were left by a people who vanished thousands of years ago. These poems bring Sicily to life, weaving words into music that remains with the reader. K. Dyble Thompson's sensitive black-and-white illustrations accompany the lyrical text.

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Book category Books in English Biography & True Stories Memoirs

• Full title: Cartwheel to the Moon
• Author: DI PASQUALE EM
• Language: English
• Binding: Hardback
• Number of pages: 64
• EAN: 9780812626797
• ISBN: 9780812626797
• ID: 06572979
• Publisher: Open Court Publishing Co ,U.S.
• Weight: 240 g
• Dimensions: 177 × 139 × 11 mm
• Date of publishing: 13. March 2003

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