Black Snowman (Blue Ribbon Book)

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Jacob and his little brother make a snowman out of the dingy snow on their street, and wrap their creation in a scrap of cloth they find. The item was shipped fast and was nicely packaged in a very thick paper mailing envelope and arrived as scheduled in perfect used condition. The liquid is a gleaming black, its surface reflective like a mirror; with a view to the political situation, the flat image framed by the box, too, fuses the social and economic situation. Jacob and his brother use a kente, which is a traditional african scarf, to use on a snowman they built in their backyard. The Snowman helps Jacob rescue his brother and its till then, that Jacob changes his views about black people and himself.

When Peewee is trapped inside a burning building, the snowman shows Jacob a way to save his brother while exhorting the boy to believe in himself.Literary Elements at work in the story: The theme of this picture book is each person has strengths that can serve as a foundation for positive self-esteem. The book can be geared for any age group, it is a picture storybook; I believe only ages 8 and up would grasp the meaning of the story and the significance of the story line. Using mystical elements and the power of the past, Mendez, in his first book, weaves a stirring tale of Jacob's transformation from a bitter victim of his situation into a proud fighter for his life.

The boy in the story learns to be courageous, strong, alas PROUD of who he is through the guidance of a magical snowman.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. The fact that the snowman is made of out dirty snow and a rag implies that black is dirty, but yet, the boy is supposed to be proud of this. The ice pieces are an “anti-idea” against that of sculpture, the epitome of the three-dimensional image created for eternity and frozen in time. Made from a comfortable jersey fabric, it features a snowman print with 3/4 length sleeves and a scoop neckline. He comes to value his own family and racial heritage through the magical powers of a piece of kinte cloth.