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Name: Jemmy Button
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Author: Jennifer Uman (illustrator)

📘 Jemmy Button by Jennifer Uman (illustrator)

The book follows the true-life journey of Jemmy Button, a Yahgan boy from the southernmost parts of South America who is taken to London to receive an education. The story traces his experiences in a foreign city and his eventual return to Tierra del Fuego, where he reconnects with his native community and the life he once knew.

First publish date: 2013

Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books

Authors: Jennifer Uman (illustrator)

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