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DocuSign Envelope ID: DFE48D81-9420-4D95-8D95-610AC101030F <br /> The Promise by Nicole Davies <br /> A Collaborative Review by Fifth Graders at Expedition School <br /> Draft 2 <br /> In Nicola Davies' book, The Promise, people and places come alive with poetic <br /> descriptions and surprising illustrations. The Promise will make you feel as if <br /> you've dipped your head in a rainbow of feelings. <br /> The powerful language allows you to experience what the main character, a <br /> young girl, is feeling, Like the city in which she lives, she is mean and nasty until a <br /> wise old woman changes her by opening the door to kindness. <br /> The book's illustrations by Laura Carlin show a dark and gloomy city. <br /> Silhouettes help you imagine the lifeless people who live there. The book's <br /> illustrations remain dull until the girl plants, bringing color to her world. <br /> The theme of change is expressed often in this book. The book thoroughly <br /> describes, in words and pictures how a harsh, broken city becomes a lush green <br />