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The Last Last

The Last Last - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Wendy J. Whittingham, Brianna McCarthy (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 4-8Publish date:9/2/2025Pages:32
Language:EnglishPublisher:Groundwood BooksISBN-13:9781773068657ISBN-10:1773068652UPC:9781773068657Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, PlacesBook Topic:Emigration & Immigration, Caribbean & Latin America, New ExperienceSize:9.06 x 9.06 x 0.39 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC2HY9A3KK

Mum and Grannie rush about and pack our things ... but I don't want to leave our island home!

The girl in this story is immigrating with her family from Jamaica to Canada. On this last day before they leave, she chews one last sugar cane stalk, and inhales the sweet smell of roast corn one last time. She takes one last walk to the beach and paddles in the ocean. Can this really be the last time she will see her home?

When their plane lands in Toronto, big buildings tower above their taxi. She, Mum and Grannie make their way through the busy streets to get to their new home. As the girl heads indoors, she hears an odd cry from a big, stripy blue bird. A blue jay, Grannie tells her. Could this be her very first first?

Inspired by Wendy J. Whittingham's childhood in Jamaica, and boldly brought to life by Caribbean artist Brianna McCarthy, The Last Last explores the idea that it's possible to make new memories while still carrying beautiful memories of your first home in your heart.


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Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.1

With prompting and support, ask and answer questions about key details in a text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.3

With prompting and support, identify characters, settings, and major events in a story.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.6

With prompting and support, name the author and illustrator of a story and define the role of each in telling the story.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.K.7

With prompting and support, describe the relationship between illustrations and the story in which they appear (e.g., what moment in a story an illustration depicts).

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.2

Retell stories, including key details, and demonstrate understanding of their central message or lesson.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.3

Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story, using key details.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.1.7

Use illustrations and details in a story to describe its characters, setting, or events.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Groundwood BooksISBN-13:9781773068657ISBN-10:1773068652UPC:9781773068657Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Social Themes, PlacesBook Topic:Emigration & Immigration, Caribbean & Latin America, New ExperienceSize:9.06 x 9.06 x 0.39 inchesWeight:0.8003Product ID:SC2HY9A3KK
Whittingham, Wendy J.: -

WENDY J WHITTINGHAM is a writer and illustrator who lives in Burlington, Ontario. She illustrated the picture book Miss Wondergem's Dreadfully Dreadful Pie by Valerie Sherrard. The Last Last is her authorial debut.

McCarthy, Brianna: -

BRIANNA McCARTHY is a mixed-media visual communicator and self-taught artist. She is the illustrator of If Dominican Were a Color by Sili Recio and When I See You by Brynne Barnes. Brianna lives in Trinidad and Tobago.

Publisher: Groundwood Books

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