Somos como las nubes / We Are Like the Clouds (English and Spanish Edition)

by Jorge Argueta

Other authorsAlfonso Ruano (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 2016

Status

Available

Call number

861.64

Publication

Groundwood Books (2016), Edition: Bilingual, 36 pages

Description

Why are young people leaving their country to walk to the United States to seek a new, safe home? Over 100,000 such children have left Central America. This book of poetry helps us to understand why and what it is like to be them. �Por qu� los j�venes que salen de su pa�s para caminar a los Estados Unidos para buscar un hogar nuevo y seguro? M�s de 100.000 ni�os han salido de Centroam�rica. Este libro de poes�a nos ayuda a entender por qu� y c�mo es ser ellos.

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These evocative poems can supplement a class unit on immigration and refugees and generate discussions with young people about what situations make people refugees and particularly how such events impact children. This collection is also good for intermediate and advanced students of Spanish or
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Language

Original language

Spanish

Physical description

36 p.

ISBN

1554988497 / 9781554988495
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