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Stormy Seas: Stories of Young Boat Refugees
Mary Beth Leatherdale
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The phenomenon of desperate refugees risking their lives to reach safety is not new. For hundreds of years, people have left behind family, friends, and all they know in hope of a better life. This book presents five true stories about young people who lived through the harrowing experience of setting sail in search of asylum: Ruth and her family board the St. Louis to escape Nazism; Phu sets out alone from war-torn Vietnam; José tries to reach the U.S. from Cuba; Najeeba flees Afghanistan and the Taliban; Mohamed, an orphan, runs from his village on the Ivory Coast. Aimed ... Read more
The phenomenon of desperate refugees risking their lives to reach safety is not new. For hundreds of years, people have left behind family, friends, and all they know in hope of a better life. This book presents five true stories about young people who lived through the harrowing experience of setting sail in search of asylum: Ruth and her family board the St. Louis to escape Nazism; Phu sets out alone from war-torn Vietnam; José tries to reach the U.S. from Cuba; Najeeba flees Afghanistan and the Taliban; Mohamed, an orphan, runs from his village on the Ivory Coast. Aimed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Annick Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
64
Place of Publication
Ontario, Canada
ISBN
9781554518951
SKU
V9781554518951
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-7
About Mary Beth Leatherdale
Mary Beth Leatherdale writes, edits and consults on books, magazines, and digital resources for children and youth. Eleanor Shakespeare is an illustrator and designer specializing in collage and photomontage image making. She works across publishing, editorial and design, and is the artist-in-residence at a high school in South London.
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