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Can I read Jewels on EtoBox?
Jewels by Belinda Rochelle is a children's book available to read on EtoBox.
What is Jewels about?
An evocative story about an African-American girlæs summer visit with her great-grandparents, who tell her wonderful tales of their family Of the many stories her great-grandparents tell all summer long, Lea Mae most likes those about her family: her great-great grandfather who was led to freedom by Harriet Tubman and another great-great grandfather who was a Buffalo soldier in the West. Lea Mae spends joyful days with her ÃMa dear and Pop Henry, going to church, flying in the air on a swing, looking at ÃMa dearÃs photo album. She will always remember her great-grandparentsàstories, which are like diamonds, sapphires, and rubiesàjewels to treasure forever. Complemented by Cornelius Van Wright and Ying-Hwa HuÃs evocative watercolors, Belinda RochelleÃs story is a shining example of the African-American tradition of storytelling and a tribute to the bond between generations. <p>During Lea Mae's annual summer visit her great-grandmother 'Ma Dear tells her wonderful stories about their family members and the past, stories that are jewels of African-American history.</p>
Who reads Jewels?
It is typically read by young readers, and the parents and educators who guide them.
Common subject areas: juvenile, young adult.
- Author
- Belinda Rochelle
- Publisher
- New York: Lodestar Books/Dutton
- Published
- 1998
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780525675020
- Category
- children's
- Subjects
- Children'S, Fiction, Juvenile
- Rating
- 4 / 5 (6 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14