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2) My tree
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English
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"A boy makes a connection with a plum tree after moving to a new home"--
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Language
English
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"Though they may speak different languages, kids from all over the world come together to enjoy the shared pastime of tea in this delicious book for young readers. When five-year-old Luli joins her new English as a Second Language class, the playroom is quiet. Luli can't speak English, neither can anyone else. That's when she has a brilliant idea to host a tea party and bring them all together. Luli removes her teapot, thermos, and teacups from her...
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Series
Publisher
Scholastic, Inc
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
María Emilia's life turns upside down when she and her family immigrate from Argentina to the US. How can she make new friends when simply speaking English all day is exhausting? Luckily, she has the company of a stray dog in the neighborhood, who happens to look and act just like her beloved pet cat back home. Eventually, it turns out the pup isn't a stray after all--she belongs to María Emilia's new neighbor, Donovan. In order to spend more time...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"My Words Flew Away Like Birds is both a poignant and heartening story about the experience of a child who moves to a new country. Everything feels new and strange to her, and though she has learned some of the language, when she tries to speak, all her words fly away. In the end, our heroine finds she doesn't need a lot of words to make a new friend. It is a story of finding a sense of belonging in a new place, resilience, and human connection. An...
Author
Publisher
Beaming Books, an imprint of 1517 Media
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Yuna, who recently moved to the United States and does not speak English, is struggling to communicate with kids in her new neighborhood, but when she shows that she can do something very special with paper, a whole new world unfolds.
Author
Publisher
Six Foot Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
Español
Description
La historia de cuatro niños migrantes no acompañados que se unen a lo largo del arduo viaje hacia el norte a través de México hasta la frontera de los Estados Unidos, Una jornada hacia la esperanza es una oda al poder de la esperanza y la conexión ante la incertidumbre y el miedo. Cada año, aproximadamente 50,000 menores no acompañados llegan a la frontera entre los Estados Unidos y México para presentarse para asilo o visas relacionadas....
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Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Cal and her new classmate Rosine, an immigrant from the Central Africa, go on an adventure to the top of Mt. Meteorite where they learn about each other, themselves, and the magic friendship can bring.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
Description
Follow the journey of immigrant and refugee children from leaky boat to a new country, a new school, and new friends in this simple counting book.
Sigue el viaje de los niños inmigrantes y refugiados desde un barco con fugas hasta un nuevo país, una nueva escuela y nuevos amigos en este sencillo libro de conteo.
11) Lubna and Pebble
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
"Lubna's best friend is a pebble. Pebble always listens to her stories. Pebble always smiles when she feels scared. But when a lost little boy arrives in the World of Tents, Lubna realizes that he needs Pebble even more than she does." -- From dust jacket.
Author
Publisher
Floris Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Mina is worried about starting a new kindergarten in her new country. The classroom is full of laughter, friendly faces and fun things to do, but the only word Mina can understand is her name. As she listens to stories and songs, chatter and instructions, Mina's understanding steadily grows. She tries out sounds that roar in her throat and tickle her tongue until the new words feel like her own. Then one day, Mina realises that this language now belongs...
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Publisher
NorthSouth Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"When a young child finds her great-great grandfather Wilhelm's journal detailing his voyage across the Atlantic as an emigrant sailing from Bremerhaven, Germany to America in 1872, she is transported back in time. The journal entries capture young Wilhelm's hopes of escaping poverty, the adventure and poignancy of leaving behind all that is familiar, the wonders of life on the open sea, the work of the sailors, the daily struggles of sleeping in...
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
¡Un querido libro ilustrado est̀ ahora disponible en espąol! Isabella acaba de llegar de Colombia con su mam̀ y su abuela. Extrąa a Pap̀, que a͠n est̀ en Sudam̌rica. En su primer d̕a de escuela espera hacer nuevos amigos, pero ese d̕a se cancelan las clases debido a una gran nevada. Isabella extrąa su c̀lida y verde Colombia m̀s que nunca. Pero pronto conoce a Katie y se da cuenta de que hacer nuevos amigos en el fr̕o es m̀s f̀cil...
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Publisher
Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
An Italian boy loses his family after arriving at Ellis Island in the early 20th century. While searching for a clue as to where his family has gone, he gets caught up with a gang of boys who steal to stay alive. When unexpected betrayal leaves him scrambling, it will take all the street smarts he's gained to find a way back to his family.
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