The Journey (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781909263994)

". . . a wonderful teaching tool for those who are welcoming refugees into their community."--The New York Times

With haunting echoes of the current refugee crisis this beautifully illustrated book explores the unimaginable decisions made as a family leave their home and everything they know to escape the turmoil and tragedy brought by war. This book will stay with you long after the last page is turned.

From the author: The Journey is actually a story about many journeys, and it began with the story of two girls I met in a refugee center in Italy. After meeting them I realized that behind their journey lay something very powerful. So I began collecting more stories of migration and interviewing many people from many different countries. A few months later, in September 2014, when I started studying a Master of Arts in Illustration at the Academy of Lucerne, I knew I wanted to create a book about these true stories. Almost every day on the news we hear the terms "migrants" and "refugees" but we rarely ever speak to or hear the personal journeys that they have had to take. This book is a collage of all those personal stories and the incredible strength of the people within them.

Author: Francesca Sanna
ISBN-10: 1909263990
ISBN-13: 9781909263994
Publisher: Nobrow Press
Language: English
Published: 09/13/2016
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.50h x 11.25w x 0.50d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.2
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 187355 / Journey

Award: Ezra Jack Keats Book Award - Honor Book
Award: Ezra Jack Keats Book Award - Honor Book

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/11/2016
Kirkus Reviews 07/15/2016
Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview 08/15/2016 pg. 49
Booklist 09/15/2016 pg. 59
Shelf Awareness 09/13/2016
School Library Journal 11/01/2016 pg. 79
School Library Journal 12/01/2016 pg. 29
Horn Book Magazine 03/01/2017 pg. 77