{"product_id":"finding-home-words-from-kids-seeking-sanctuary-gwen-agna-hardcover","title":"Finding Home: Words from Kids Seeking Sanctuary -- Gwen Agna, Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this photographic picture book, the authors record and transcribe the words of displaced children, raising up their voices--who they are, where they came from, and the many different reasons that they had to leave their home countries.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy parents told me we had to leave to stay safe. I was scared.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWe left in a hurry. We could hardly bring anything. I could only take what fit in my backpack.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne day there was everyone and the next day there was almost no one. We had to go too.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book celebrates the resilience, hope, and joy of children and their families who are seeking asylum. Stunning photographs capture children doing everyday things like playing on the playground, going to school, and meeting new friends alongside their stories of having to leave to their home countries in order to stay safe. The authors transcribed and photographed children from around the world to share their experiences on moving to a new place under extremely difficult circumstances as a way to raise up their voices and humanize people seeking asylum.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCountries include Afghanistan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Bosnia, Tibet, Republic of Congo, South Sudan, Mexico, Syria, Nigeria, Myanmar, and Ukraine. The authors have included backmatter with further information for kids, parents, and educators.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gwen Agna, Shelley Rotner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Clarion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.25h x 9.25w x 0.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063304178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAudience:\u003c\/b\u003e Ages 4-8\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2023 pg. 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHorn Book Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2024 pg. 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/22\/2024","brand":"Gwen Agna","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45071675883748,"sku":"9780063304178","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9780063304178.jpg?v=1719472095","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/finding-home-words-from-kids-seeking-sanctuary-gwen-agna-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}