Migration and refugees Books

Sami is originally from Afghanistan and has just moved to Seattle. He meets Rosa, who comes from Ecuador. The two discover a common interest in birds. He likes to draw and she likes to write. Together, they embark on a project to create a book about all...

Jacob is starting a new school and has always been nervous about lockdown drills. On the first day of school, Officer Danny, the School Resource Officer, introduces the students to his SAFE plan, designed to help them stay calm and prepared during an...

In the 1800s, people from other nations started immigrating to the United States. Study the reasons for the immigration and the growth of big businesses on American society. Did you think the immigrants before had a positive experience in the United...

Esta es una historia para niños sobre el calentamiento global, los refugiados ambientales y la justicia ambiental. Un niño de 14 años de la Cordillera de los Andes de América del Sur aprende sobre el calentamiento global en el contexto de escasez de agua...

This is a children's story about global warming, environmental refugees and environmental justice. A 14-year-old boy from the Andes Mountains of South America learns about global warming in the context of water scarcity in his village. He travels north...

Autorii creionează, în acest roman de dragoste și social, evoluția unei perechi de studenți, el, la conservator, ea la filologie, în epoca romantică și aventuroasă a anilor '70, în care viața îi obliga să navigheze între...

In a world where everyone is trying to fit in, What's in Your Hair?" tells the inspiring story of a young girl named Abigail, who loves expressing herself with her collection of vibrant bubbles (hair clips). Each bubble has a special meaning to her,...

Lucy, a Panamanian street dog longs for a better life. A life with less uncertainty, hunger and fear. She learns of a place called the United States where there are indoor beds, two meals a day and all the belly rubs she could want and decides to join a...

MacFarland , MacFooey, MacScott immigrates to the new world where he sets up his kilt-making shop in an old mill that is covered with grapevines. When the grapes are ripe, MacFooey is harrassed by six bright red foxes trying to gobble up all his grapes...

Did you want to go to America?Pop: Sure. I didn't have a choice. My father said I had to go. So I went.Were you sad when you left your village?Pop: Maybe a little . . . well, maybe a lot.Ten-year-old Gim Lew Yep knows that he must leave his home in China...

¿Alguna vez tu hijo o hija ha cuestionado cuán valioso es? ¿Quieres infundirles autoestima e identidad que no puedan ser arrebatadas? The Place Where I Belong - El lugar al que pertenezco ayuda a los niños y niñas a descubrir que, pase lo...

Join Mia on a heartfelt journey of belonging as a 10-year-old Asian American girl navigating the challenges of bridging the language for her immigrant parents in this new book, 'Mia Moon, Kid Translator.'Mia grapples with the adult responsibility of...

After living under dictatorship and through WWII in Italy, Peppino arrives in America in 1948 expecting to find streets “paved with gold.” Instead he finds himself a foreigner, a Dago, living above a grocery shop with his parents and his...

Four Family Generations Bound Together by a Precious Diamond: An Inspirational Tale of Unity, Understanding, and Hope Amidst Life's Challenges.Yetta's Diamond delves into the intertwined lives of four distinct characters, each hailing from a different...

Full of astonishing insights about loss, friendship, family, self-worth, and love. These heart wrenching and heart-warming short stories are bound in danger, hope, and awe. With an uplifting and surprising cast of characters, they prepare children for...

Global conflict has upended the lives of tens of millions of people. Nearly half of those affected are children. What Makes Me Feel - A Refugee Story follows the lives of three children from different parts of the world for a moment in time as their...

The Gwan Anthology is an international collection that centers around the immigrant experience. We explore what it feels like to be an immigrant, refugee or foreigner in a "new world", attempting to adapt, yet holding on to a sense of...

Déménager et changer de pays n'est pas toujours facile pour un enfant mais cela peut devenir une belle aventure avec un peu de réconfort et d'allégresse ! Dans ce livre, Emma et Eliott quittent leur paisible village pour un voyage animé vers...

A story about a fish whose world gets thrown upside down when her family has to move to a new place. She soon has to learn a new language and make new friends. She discovers that being bilingual is not always easy, but on the day of her birthday she...

Young Berenita, as she is known, watches as the children walk by giggling and laughing without a care in the world on their way to school. She is barefoot with long blond tangled curls all over her head. She helps her Papá Antonio and dreams of the day...

The Refugees In Evergreen Village is a novel written by Alice B. Coolidge and published in 1918. The story is set in a small village called Evergreen, where a group of refugees from Europe arrives during World War I. The refugees are a diverse group of...

Les Petits �����migr�����s V2: ou Correspondance de quelques Enfants (1798) est un livre �����crit par St�����phanie F�����licit����� de Genlis. Il s'agit d'une correspondance fictive entre des enfants �����migr�����s pendant la R�����volution...

Diarou is starting her first week in a new school, in a new country, speaking a new language... and she feels completely alone. She moved to the U.S. from Guinea over the summer and is determined to make friends, but with her limited English, she's...

14-year-old Dae battles hunger, border guards, and homelessness when he's separated from his parents and forced to flee North Korea alone.The Survival Series that celebrates the awesome history of us.Asian/Pacific American Award for Children's Literature...

Non-uniform day arrives at Noor's school. Noor hasn't ever been to school without her uniform before, and the clothes she loves to wear are different.What will she wear? What will the other children say?When she realises what her clothes mean to her, she...

Little Polyglot Adventures Series (Book 4): Kiki Goes to Brazil This is Book 4 in the multi-award-winning children's series Little Polyglot Adventures and is the sequel to Book 1 (Dylan's Birthday Present), Book 2 (A Wild Day at the...

"Comme chaque voyage, un déménagement génère de l'excitation et de la peur. Déménager sans carte émotionnelle est cependant terrifiant. Où vais-je ? Qu'est-ce que je ressens ? Qu'est-ce qui se passe ? Suis-je normal(e) ? Avec une écriture...

Lena's New Neighborhood is a heartfelt journey of friendship, inclusion, and cultural exploration.When Lena moves to a new neighborhood, she worries about fitting in. But soon, she's invited into the traditions of her diverse friends-each celebration...

Since the start of 2020, the world has faced the largest health emergency we have ever seen in the days of modern medicine. After months of being locked inside our homes, we witnessed yet another black man killed by law enforcement, repeating “I...

2024 Skipping Stones Honor Awards2023 Mención de honor ILBA (International Latino Book Awards)Una mañana, Alma descubre un arbolito en el desierto. Así empieza una amistad que disfruta del asombro y las cosas sencillas, al tiempo que ambos crecen y...

2024 Skipping Stones Honor AwardsIn her morning exploration, a curious child discovers a little tree in the middle of a desert. So begins a tender friendship that finds delight in simplicity and wonder while both the child and tree learn and grow. In an...

A New Home for Allie strikes a chord for constantly-relocating military families and is a must-have for any child's library!Kellie Artis, Director of Communications, MILLIE-Bringing Military Families HomeAllie loves her home in Kenya. But her dad works...

The Magic Home is a story for those who believe in magic, to turn fear into bravery and let fantasies run wild! This is a tale of a little boy that lives with his family, plays happily in the courtyard with his brother, sister, a brown dog and a fluffy...

Paul's pretty sure his mother doesn't love him: why else would she go away to Canada and leave him with his gran in Barbados for six whole years? She was supposed to send for him one year after she went away, and then two years, and then three... but...

A touching, beautifully illustrated story with an important message of empathy and compassion. This exciting adventure brings to light the real-life struggles of people in transition. Readers of all ages are reminded of the importance of belonging for...

Deported is every kid's worst nightmare. Lula Mae Smith Gifford's world is turned upside down when four armed men dressed in black leather jackets suddenly take the twelve-year-old's father away from home. Her dad never said much about his family or...