Stormy seas stories of young boat refugees
A desperate last hope for safety and freedom. The plight of refugees risking their lives at sea has, unfortunately, made the headlines all too often in the past few years. This book presents five true stories, from 1939 to today, about young people who lived through the harrowing experience of setti...
| Main Author: | Leatherdale, Mary Beth (Author) |
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| Other Authors: | Shakespeare, Eleanor (Illustrator) |
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Toronto :
Annick Press,
[2017]
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| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
A desperate last hope for safety and freedom. The plight of refugees risking their lives at sea has, unfortunately, made the headlines all too often in the past few years. This book presents five true stories, from 1939 to today, 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; JoseĢ tries to reach the United States from Cuba; Najeeba flees Afghanistan and the Taliban; and after losing his family, Mohamed abandons his village on the Ivory Coast in search of a new life. |
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| Physical Description: |
56 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 29 cm Issued also in electronic formats. |
| Audience: |
Ages 10-12. |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (page 54). |
| ISBN: |
9781554518968 1554518962 9781554518951 1554518954 |
| Author Notes: |
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. |