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"An accessible picture book that oh-so-simply and graphically introduces the term 'refugee' to curious young children to help them better understand the world in which they live. Who are refugees? Why are they called that word? Why do they need to leave their country? Why are they sometimes not welcome in their new country? In this relevant picture book for the youngest children, author-illustrator Elise Gravel explores what it means to be a refugee...
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Diverse Books - Near East/Levant/Arabian Peninsula Picture Books
Diverse Books - Refugee Experience - Picture Books
Diverse Books - Refugee Experience - Picture Books
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"In this picture book, a young girl and her family are forced to flee their village to escape the civil war that has engulfed Syria and make their way toward freedom in Europe"--
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"One night they came ... The darkness grew colder, deeper, darker, and swallowed up everything ... Marwan is a young boy on a journey he never intended to take, bound for a place he doesn't know. On his journey, he relies on courage and memories of his faraway homeland to buoy him. With him are hundreds and thousands of other human beings, crossing the deserts and the seas, fleeing war and hunger in search of safety. He must take one step after another--bringing...
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Exiled from their homeland, a young girl and her entire family are unhappy about the monochrome sweaters all children wear until Mom decides to make a change. Includes facts about Portugal's history and government, about Amnesty International, and the text of The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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"In the final, epic installment of the Nnewts trilogy, Herk is falling under the influence of Blakk Mudd. He's slowly turning into a Lizzark and abandoning his Nnewt friends and everything he ever held dear. Herk's siblings, Sissy and Zerk, have been corrupted by evil, and the Lizzark army is still threatening Amphibopolis with total destruction. Now the Nnewts need a true hero to step up and save the day before it's too late!"--Provided by publisher....
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"Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp"--
7) The journey
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What is it like to have to leave everything behind and travel many miles to somewhere unfamiliar and strange? A mother and her two children set out on such a journey; one filled with fear of the unknown, but also great hope. Based on the author's interactions with people forced to seek a new home, and told from the perspective of a young child.
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A desperate last hope for safety and freedom. The plight of refugees risking their lives at sea has, unfortunately, made the headlines all too often in the past few years. This book presents five true stories, from 1939 to today, about young people who lived through the harrowing experience of setting sail in search of asylum: Ruth and her family board the St. Louis to escape Nazism; Phu sets out alone from war-torn Vietnam; José tries to reach the...
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"Artists and athletes. Educators and journalists. Activists and inventors. CEOs and comedians. Celebrate the genius, diversity, and grit of immigrants and refugees in this boldly illustrated guide to 36 American trailblazers. The men and women in this book represent nations from Somalia to Germany, from Syria to China, from Mexico to Sweden, and more. They are people like Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, international singing sensation Celia...
10) Story boat
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"When a little girl and her younger brother are forced along with their family to flee the home they've always known, they must learn to make a new home for themselves--wherever they are. And sometimes the smallest things-- a cup, a blanket, a lamp, a flower, a story--can become a port of hope in a terrible storm. As the refugees travel onward toward an uncertain future, they are buoyed up by their hopes, dreams and the stories they tell--a story...
14) Migrants
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The migrants must leave the forest. Borders are crossed, sacrifices made, loved ones are lost. It takes such courage to reach the end. At last the journey is over and the migrants arrive. This is the new place. With forceful simplicity, Migrants narrates the journey of a group of animals leaving a leafless forest.
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"Many people attempted daring escapes over the Berlin Wall, and most failed, giving their lives for the hope of freedom. This is the true story of one child, Peter Wetzel, and his family's daring escape from East Berlin to West Berlin via handmade hot air balloon in 1979"--
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Arab American Heritage Month for Young People
Diverse Books - Celebrating Diversity
Diverse Books - Near East/Levant/Arabian Peninsula Picture Books
Diverse Books - Celebrating Diversity
Diverse Books - Near East/Levant/Arabian Peninsula Picture Books
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Fleeing from a home destroyed in the Syrian Civil War, Sami worries about the pet pigeons he left behind.
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"Una niña y su papá emprenden un viaje hacia un lugar que la pequeña desconoce. Nadie le indica su destino. La niña confía en su padre, quien la protege y encuentra trabajo para conseguir dinero. Las ilustraciones muestran los obstáculos del camino hacia la frontera: hambre, deportaciones, violencia, pero también solidaridad, regalos y conejos. Libro álbum que requiere de una lectura de imágenes profunda para descifrar los símbolos....