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A Mixed Bag of Great Books for Refugee Week

Refugee Week (UK) - logoToday sees the beginning of Refugee Week here in the UK. More than ever we need to be nurturing compassion and empathy in our children so that they grow up able to recognise the toxicity of …

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Escaping Conflict, Seeking Peace: Picture books that relate refugee stories, and their importance

This article was a presentation given at the 2012 IBBY Congress in London, first posted here and developed from a PaperTigers.org Personal View, “Caught up in Conflict: Refugee stories about and for young people“.
A bibliography with links to relevant websites is listed by title can be …

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Revisited – Voice from Afar: Poems of Peace by Tony Johnston and Susan Guevara

Voice

 

Voice from Afar: Poems of Peace
written by Tony Johnston, illustrated by Susan Guevara
(Holiday House, 2008)

 

Every so often a book comes along that you know will stay with you …

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Revisited: The Roses in My Carpets by Rukhsana Khan and Ronald Himmler

The Roses in My Carpets, written by Rukhsana Khan, illustrated by Ronald Himmler (Holiday House, 1998)

 

The Roses in My Carpets
written by Rukhsana Khan, illustrated by Ronald Himmler
(Holiday House, 1998)

A young Afghan …

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Revisited: Home and Away by John Marsden and Matt Ottley

Home and Away, written by John Marsden, illustrated by Matt Ottley (Lothian Children’s Books, 2008)

 

Home and Away
written by John Marsden, illustrated by Matt Ottley
(Lothian Children’s Books, 2008)

The definite scribbling out of …

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Revisited: One Green Apple by Eve Bunting and Ted Lewin

One Green Apple, written by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Ted Lewin (Clarion Books, 2006)

 

One Green Apple
written by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Ted Lewin
(Clarion Books, 2006)

 

One Green Apple tells the story of Farah, …

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Revisited: A Refugee Diary series – Hamzat’s Journey

Hamzat’s Journey: A Refugee Diary, written by Anthony Robinson, illustrated by June Allan (Frances Lincoln, 2009)

Hamzat’s Journey: A Refugee Diary
written by Anthony Robinson, illustrated by June Allan
(Frances Lincoln, 2009)

 

Hamzat’s Journey is the third book …

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Revisited: A Refugee Diary series – Mohammed’s Journey and Gervalie’s Journey

Two books from the Refugee Diary series: 'Mohammed’s Journey' and 'Gervelie’s Journey' written by Anthony Robinson and Annemarie Young, illustrated by June Allan (Frances Lincoln, 2009 and 2008)

Mohammed’s Journey: A Refugee Diary

Gervelie’s Journey: A Refugee Diary

written by Anthony Robinson …

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Revisited: Grandfather’s Story Cloth

Grandfather's Story Cloth / Yawg Daim Paj Ntaub Dab Neeg, written Linda Gerdner and Sarah Langford, illustrated by Stuart Loughridge (Shen's Books, 2008)

Grandfather’s Story Cloth /  Yawg Daim Paj Ntaub Dab Neeg
written Linda Gerdner and Sarah Langford, illustrated by …

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Revisited: Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn Williams, Khadra Mohammed and Doug Chayka

Four Feet, Two Sandals written by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed, illustrated by Doug Chayka (Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2007)

Four Feet, Two Sandals
written by Karen Lynn Williams and Khadra Mohammed, illustrated by Doug …

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