Author: Elisa Bartone
Illustrator: Ted Lewin
Publisher: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Year: 1993
Awards/Accolades: Caldecott Honor
Summary:
A young boy gets a job lighting the streetlamps, which angers his father who thinks his son should be able to find better work in America. Peppe enjoyes his work and takes pride in the work he does. But dejected by his father's insults, he quits. His father finally recognizes the dignity of his work when the youngest daughter is lost in the dark and needs Peppe to light the lamps so she can find her way home.
Use in Classroom/Library:
Read aloud as an example of historical fiction
Curriculum Connections:
Social Studies: Immigration and the immigrant experience
This title is in the Saint Joseph School Library.
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