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Asia Travel Guide   All ProductsApparelBabyBeautyBooksClassical MusicDVDDigital MusicElectronicsGourmet FoodPersonal Health CareJewelryKitchen & HousewaresMagazinesMiscellaneousMusicMusical InstrumentsMusic TracksOffice ProductsOutdoor LivingPC HardwarePhotoRestaurantsSoftwareSporting GoodsTools & HardwareToysVHSVideo (DVD & VHS)VideoGamesWirelessWireless Accessories Music for Alice Average Customer Rating: List Price: $17.00 Asia Trips Trips Price: $11.56 Your Savings: $ 5.44 ( 32% ) Subject To Change Without Notice Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9780618311187 ISBN: 0618311181 Label: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 32 Publication Date: 2004-03-29 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books Related Items Kamishibai Man Under the Cherry Blossom Tree: An Old Japanese Tale Stranger in the Mirror Tea with Milk Allison Editorial Reviews: As a girl, Alice loved to dance, but the rhythms of her life offered little opportunity for a foxtrot, let alone a waltz. World War II erupted soon after she was married. Alice and her husband, along with many other Japanese Americans, were forced to leave their homes and report to assembly centers around the country. Undaunted, Alice and her husband learned to make the most of every circumstance, from their stall in the old stockyard in Portland to the decrepit farm in the Oregon desert, with its field of stones. Like a pair of skilled dancers, they sidestepped adversity to land gracefully amid golden opportunity. Together they turned a barren wasteland into a field of endless flowers. Such achievements did not come without effort and sacrifice, though, and Alice often thought her dancing days were long behind her. But as her story testifies, life is full of changes . . . In this striking book, Allen Say introduces readers to the remarkable story of the life of a woman whose perseverance and resilience serve as an inspirational reminder that dreams can be fulfilled, even when least expected. Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: "A SPLENDID TRIUMPH OF FORTITUDE" Comment: Lucky is the parent?/grandparent? who chooses this book to share with a child. The reader may be swamped with memories (possibly guilty?) of the 1940's when fear and hatred gripped many Americans. After the Pearl Harbor attack, fellow citizens of Nisei background were herded into camps behind barbed wire. One couple, Mark & Alice Sumida, became farmers instead, a lucky & rare alternative. Alice kept the music of dance in her soul, even when WORK was her whole existence. Students in grades 4-7 may not often select "picture books" for their reading, nor books about the serious topics covered here by perceptive Allen Say. His is a morality tale . . . of resilience, and of creative thinking. Through his words and exquisite drawings a salute to courage and fortitude is etched upon one's mind. How can Alice respond to hardships with humor dancing in her eyes? Yet she does. The evidence is shown in three drawings of the mature woman. REVIEWER mcHAIKU SUGGESTS: "Don't miss any opportunity to talk with youth about how Justice often takes flight in wartime." Customer Rating: Summary: A subtle and delicate family story Comment: With Alice, Say puts a face on the experience of the Japanese American's who were relocated during WWII. Alice and her husband, Mark Sumida's, first "relocation" was to a cow stall at the stockyards. From there they "volunteered" to be farmhands. They were sent to the deserts of eastern Oregon were they were encouraged to grow crops as part of the war effort. Mark studied agronomy and tried to improve the soil by growing alfalfa in the off-season. Through hard work, they became the largest gladiola bulb growers in the US after the war. This is a subtle and delicate family story the reminds all Americans of the injustices that Japanese Americans faced during WWII. Karen Woodworth Roman, East Asian Children's Books. More Reviews