BUYING ADVISORY: EL – ADVISABLE; MS, HS - OPTIONAL
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A little girl and her family are fleeing their war-torn country and must make a fraught journey across an ocean to a safer home.
Drawing upon her own experience and family stories about fleeing Vietnam with her mother when she was only 2yo, Lam creates a wordless panorama of a headlong flight. The added detail of a group of ants also fleeing add an interesting detail. The dangers the ants suffer during the voyage will be easier for smaller readers to process. With the too abundant number of refugees around the world currently, there is certainly room for more picture books about them. A teacher could easily pair this with Ziba Came on a Boat by Lofthouse and Vanishing Colors by Orbeck Nilssen. Secondary teachers should also look at this for a current events unit.
Cindy, Library Teacher, MLS
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