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dlm511's review against another edition
5.0
Themes: British Empire, racism
Suitable for KS2 children (there is a beautiful picture book which is targeted more towards younger children which depicts Floella’s story wonderfully; I personally used it with a Year 1 class and they adored it).
Teaching points: Windrush, WW2, immigration, racism
Floella Benjamin tells her story of moving to England as part of the ‘Windrush Generation’. Told succinctly, this is an excellent way to introduce children to autobiographies, but is easy enough for them to read and understand themselves; the illustrations are gorgeous, too. This book spans Floella’s life from Trinidad as a young girl, her parents moving to England while she stayed in Trinidad, her journey on the ship to England, her home and her experiences at school.
Suitable for KS2 children (there is a beautiful picture book which is targeted more towards younger children which depicts Floella’s story wonderfully; I personally used it with a Year 1 class and they adored it).
Teaching points: Windrush, WW2, immigration, racism
Floella Benjamin tells her story of moving to England as part of the ‘Windrush Generation’. Told succinctly, this is an excellent way to introduce children to autobiographies, but is easy enough for them to read and understand themselves; the illustrations are gorgeous, too. This book spans Floella’s life from Trinidad as a young girl, her parents moving to England while she stayed in Trinidad, her journey on the ship to England, her home and her experiences at school.
joemkl's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
3.5
I get it's a kid's book but it just stops
gracegreenlaw's review against another edition
4.0
Found this the day after reading the longer version of this book. A far ‘friendlier’ version of the original story and orientated towards younger readers. Would be a great way of starting a conversation about race and how the UK has become as multi-cultural as it is.
gracegreenlaw's review against another edition
5.0
Book begins describing Floella’s life in Trinidad and then follows her story as first her parents and then she and her siblings make the journey to England. Heartbreaking in places as the story tells of the hardships, cruelty and racism that Floella and her family face while trying to make their dreams of a better life become reality. A great book for covering a range of topics.
fionaaaaaa's review against another edition
emotional
informative
inspiring
slow-paced
5.0
I listened to this as an audio book, with Floella Benjamin narrating. So special, captures her and her families experience moving from Trinidad to England. I loved watching Floella as a child, so it was lovely hearing her voice and a little snapshot of her life.
raena_reads's review against another edition
5.0
This book was heartbreaking. My self and my 9 year old read this together as I wanted her to know about the wind rush generation. It was a real eye opener for her that people were treated the way she was treated. Highly recommended
ellalouise99's review against another edition
5.0
A true story of a family who move from Trinidad to England as part of the Windrush generation. The family move a few at a time, starting with the dad, then the mum and some siblings and then the remaining siblings. The family have to move into a much smaller house but they are happy because they are finally all back together. The children face racism when arriving at school but their new classmates soon welcome them. A fantastic book to give a real-life insight into the life of a black child as part of the Windrush generation. The book could be used across the whole of primary school and should promote values such as inclusion and respect.
alicebennett's review against another edition
5.0
This is a wonderful book that tells the story of a family moving from Trinidad to London. It addresses important issues such as immigration, the fear of moving to a new place and prejudice against black people. I would explore the feelings of each of the characters with children and we would touch upon the Windrush generation (with KS2 children we could go deeper into this)
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