This series shines an informative and encouraging light on the difficult realities faced in today's world and illuminates healthy ways for children to process and understand them. Explores key concepts related to PSHE topics in a positive and practical way. Engaging and relatable text helps readers to feel able to discuss difficult topics.|This series shines an informative and encouraging light on the difficult realities faced in today's world and illuminates healthy ways for children to process...
"A wonderful book about figuring out who we are and who we want to be when we grow up. It's also about being an American-especially a first-generation American." -Roz Chast This graphic-novel debut from an acclaimed picture book creator is a powerfully moving memoir of the author's experiences with family, religion, and coming of age in the aftermath of World War II, and the childhood struggles and family secrets that shaped her. It's 1950s New York, and Marisabina Russo is being raised C...
One day they will send for her, but how long must Van Ho wait for her family to find a way to get her out of South Vietnam? During the aftermath of the Vietnam War, Van wakes up one morning to find that her mother, her sisters Loan and Lan, and her brother Tuan are gone. They have escaped the new communist regime that has taken over Ho Chi Minh City for freedom in the West. Four-year-old Van is too young--and her grandmother is too old--for such a dangerous journey by boat, so the two have been...
Lo que significa la inmigración y ser inmigrante. ¿Cómo podemos comunicarles a los niños lo que realmente significa la inmigración? ¿Cómo explicamos todas las decisiones difíciles que las personas toman cuando deciden dejar su país de origen para empezar de nuevo en otro lugar? ¡Puedes empezar con este libro! Este libro ayuda aclarar muchas de las complejidades de la inmigración y nos recuerda a todos que, sin importar de dónde vengamos, todos somos humanos y debemos ser tratados como tales.
Immigration and Refugees (Get Informed Stay Informed) (Get Informedstay Informed)
by Heather C. Hudak
More than 65 million people are displaced in the world today and at least 17 million are refugees. This topical title addresses the issues surrounding how the world, and western countries in particular, deal with the overwhelming scale of refugees and immigrants flooding across borders.
Changing Planet (Human Migration and Settlement) (Investigating Human Migration & Settlement (Library))
by Sally Morgan
From the earliest times humans have shaped and changed the landscape. Historical and modern-day examples in this interesting book show how natural habitats and wilderness areas are destroyed as people need more land for farming and to build towns and cities, and how increasing urbanization of populations is adding to the problem of carbon emissions that cause climate change.
Immigration (Global Viewpoints (Paperback)) (Global Viewpoints)
The U.S. Latino Community (Opposing Viewpoints)
by Margaret Haerens
This volume explores topics relating to the Latino community in the United States by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that comprise these issues. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.
Discusses the reasons for emigration from China to mainland United States and Hawaii as well as the social and economic problems experienced by the Chinese Americans.
Gives readers a close-up look at the history and importance of Ellis Island. With colorful spreads featuring fun facts, sidebars, a labeled map, and a “That’s Amazing!” special feature, this book provides an engaging overview of this amazing landmark.
Focus on the Great Migration (History in Pictures (Read Woke (Tm) Books))
by Artika R Tyner
Chasing Dreams, Becoming a Doctor (Our Stories Carried Us Here, #3)
by Kim Uy
The Dominican Republic (Top Ten Countries of Recent Immigrants)
by Pat McCarthy
South Korea (Top Ten Countries of Recent Immigrants)
by Lisa Harkrader