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The second in the series of stories about a young girl, Jamaica and her escapades (the first being [b:Jamaica's Find|853710|Jamaica's Find|Juanita Havill|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348022061l/853710._SX50_.jpg|3350176]). In this story, Jamaica is spurned by her older brother, Ossie, when she asks if she can play basketball with him. Lying, he says that she won't fit in and is too small. Yet when she follows and investigates, she finds that she has merely be left out because she is a girl.
In a storm, Jamaica heads off to the park to play and builds castles in the sand pit. When a much younger child asks to join in, Jamaica mimics her older brother's actions and then realises the error of her ways.
This is a subtle lesson about 'doing unto others as you would have them do unto you' and is a fine moral dilemma to share with younger children about making the right choice and not always following the models presented to you by your elders. Beautiful watercolours from O'Brien enrich a sense of realism to this story.
In a storm, Jamaica heads off to the park to play and builds castles in the sand pit. When a much younger child asks to join in, Jamaica mimics her older brother's actions and then realises the error of her ways.
This is a subtle lesson about 'doing unto others as you would have them do unto you' and is a fine moral dilemma to share with younger children about making the right choice and not always following the models presented to you by your elders. Beautiful watercolours from O'Brien enrich a sense of realism to this story.
mat_tobin's review
3.0
The second in the series of stories about a young girl, Jamaica and her escapades (the first being [b:Jamaica's Find|853710|Jamaica's Find|Juanita Havill|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1348022061l/853710._SX50_.jpg|3350176]). In this story, Jamaica is spurned by her older brother, Ossie, when she asks if she can play basketball with him. Lying, he says that she won't fit in and is too small. Yet when she follows and investigates, she finds that she has merely be left out because she is a girl.
In a storm, Jamaica heads off to the park to play and builds castles in the sand pit. When a much younger child asks to join in, Jamaica mimics her older brother's actions and then realises the error of her ways.
This is a subtle lesson about 'doing unto others as you would have them do unto you' and is a fine moral dilemma to share with younger children about making the right choice and not always following the models presented to you by your elders. Beautiful watercolours from O'Brien enrich a sense of realism to this story.
In a storm, Jamaica heads off to the park to play and builds castles in the sand pit. When a much younger child asks to join in, Jamaica mimics her older brother's actions and then realises the error of her ways.
This is a subtle lesson about 'doing unto others as you would have them do unto you' and is a fine moral dilemma to share with younger children about making the right choice and not always following the models presented to you by your elders. Beautiful watercolours from O'Brien enrich a sense of realism to this story.
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