Products specifications
Author
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Brian Bilston |
Pub Date
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13/10/2022 |
Binding
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Paperback / softback |
Pages
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32 |
Country
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United Kingdom |
Dewey
|
305.906914 |
GBPPrice
|
8.99 |
Availability
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Available |
Refugees is a book of two voices. The first one sees the people fleeing from war and persecution and asks, Why here? Why my country? It is a feeling many people share. It is one of fear and suspicion. But when you read the text the opposite way, a new voice emerges. It says, 'Why not make them welcome? Why not share the things we have?'
The world is undergoing a period of mass human migration. Whether this is caused by war, persecution or economics, the people we see on the news in those camps are waiting - waiting to live their lives. There are two sides to every debate. There are two sides to a wall.
This story shows both sides of the issue with skill and the illustrations depict the issue in a magic realism style, powerful but never frightening, and will promote a deeper discussion on this topic with an older child.