Charcoal Boys Children's Fantasy & Magic Books But is it all a

But is it all a dream

and a few little yellow flowers" that she and her mother grow

Something is up

and beautifully illustrated

"This clever marriage of information and illustration soars high

Charcoal Boys Children's Fantasy & Magic Books But is it all aFrom Hans Christian Andersen Award and Batchelder Honor Medal winning author Roger Mello, a poetic and sensitive portrait of child labor in Brazil's charcoal mines. Beautifully illustrated by Roger Mello with sophisticated, highly textural paper cutouts, Charcoal Boys follows a young boy working in Brazil's charcoal mines. The boy's strength and resilience shine through the darkness in this moving condemnation of child labor.