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The color of home

Hassan, newly-arrived in the United States and feeling homesick, paints a picture at school that shows his old home in Somalia as well as the reason his family had to leave.

Main Author: Hoffman, Mary, 1945-
Other Authors: Littlewood, Karin (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Phyllis Fogelman Books, c2002.
Subjects:
Somali Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Refugees > Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants > Juvenile fiction.
Homesickness > Juvenile fiction.
Somalia > Juvenile fiction.
Summary: Hassan, newly-arrived in the United States and feeling homesick, paints a picture at school that shows his old home in Somalia as well as the reason his family had to leave.
Item Description: Originally published: Great Britain : F. Lincoln, c2002.
Physical Description: 1 v.: ill.
ISBN: 0803728417
Author Notes: Children's author and reviewer Mary Hoffman was born in 1945. She attended Newnham College to study English literature and University College London to study linguistics. She started writing in 1970 and has written about eighty children's books including the picture book Amazing Grace, the Stravaganza series, and the anti-war anthology Lines in the Sand. She is also the editor of the children's book review magazine Armadillo, which comes out four times a year.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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