Where Butterflies Fill The Sky: A Story Of Immigration, Fami

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Nombre: Where Butterflies Fill the Sky: A Story of Immigration, Family, and Finding Home (Libro en Inglés)
Marca: Bloomsbury Children's Books

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A New York Times/New York Public Library Best Illustrated Children's Book
One of NPR's Best Books of 2022
Chicago Public Librarys Best of the Best Informational Books for Younger Readers of 2022
A School Library Journal Best Book of 2022
The Society of Illustrators Dilys Evans Founders Award Winner 2022
Zahra Marwan is a recipient of the United Nations Minority Artist Award on Statelessness

An evocative picture book debut that tells the true story of the author's immigration from Kuwait to the United States.

Zahra lives in a beautiful place where the desert reaches all the way to the sea and one hundred butterflies always fill the sky. When Baba and Mama tell her that their family is no longer welcome here and they must leave, Zahra wonders if she will ever feel at home again--and what about the people she will leave behind? But when she and her family arrive in a new desert, she's surprised to find magic all around her. Home might not be as far away as she thought it would be.

With spare, moving text and vivid artwork, Zahra Marwan tells the true story of her and her family's immigration from Kuwait, where they were considered stateless, to New Mexico, where together they made a new home.

"Utterly original and enjoyable from start to finish." Betsy Bird, librarian, book critic, and author of Long Road to the Circus

From School Library Journal

K-Gr 4-In this moving debut, Marwan pares immigration to its elements-family, loss, and acceptance-conveying it in delicate but lively watercolor and line. The true story of her stateless childhood displacement from Kuwait to New Mexico is fully retold in the back matter, which also explains the bull motif (connecting Kuwait to ancient Greece). The narrator (appearing to be about seven) doesn't understand why they must leave the aunties, the home, and culture they know; only the illustrations suggest the menace of people who "say we don't belong." In the new place, the family finds connections: music, the desert, balloons as colorful as the lost butterflies. Zahra is "different," but belongs. Much of the profound appeal of this book comes from the art. Thin expressive lines define spaces of cool color, with touches of plum and black, against gentle washes floating free (clouds, sea, Zahra's puffy hair). Every page includes tiny imaginative details to enchant attentive readers: flowers, birds, fish, prayer beads, oud, guitarrón, and much more. VERDICT This sensitive and beautifully depicted story should touch all young readers, regardless of family background or origin.-Patricia D. Lothrop(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Review

The interplay of simple, literal prose and complex, figurative illustration here lifts this sensitive and useful picture book on immigration into an inviting exploration of how experiences are transformed by time and memory. BCCB, starred review

Every page includes tiny imaginative details to enchant attentive readers: flowers, birds, fish, prayer beads, oud, guitarrón, and much more. This sensitive and beautifully depicted story should touch all young readers, regardless of family background or origin. School Library Journal, starred review

"Utterly original and enjoyable from start to finish." - NPR

"With loose, thin-lined illustrations that reflect the childs feelings of being unmoored, this spare picture book thoughtfully explores the difficulties of limited childhood perspective and settling in a new place." - Publishers Weekly

A colorful, captivating odyssey for younger readers. Shelf Awareness

A nuanced representation of belonging and citizenship that will ring true for many whose sense of home has never been absolute. The Horn Book

The affectionate text is accompanied by traditionally created watercolor illustrations, the palette conveying the feel and beauty of the places featured in the book. A valuable insight into th

MÁS DETALLES:

Tiempo de entrega: 10 días
Peso del paquete: 1 kg
Medidas: 1 cm x 26 cm x 26 cm cm
Modelo: 9781547606511
Meses de garantía: 1
Garantía: Defectos de fabricación
Condición: Nuevo
Color: Multicolor
Nombre de color: Multicolor
EAN: 9781547606511
ASIN: 1547606517
GTIN: 9781547606511
País de producción: United States
Encuadernado: Pasta dura
Editorial: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Titulo del libro: Where Butterflies Fill the Sky: A Story of Immigration, Family, and Finding Home (Libro en Inglés)
Autor: Marwan, Zahra
Fecha de publicación: 2022-03-29 00:00:00
Idioma: Inglés
Editor: Bloomsbury Children's Books
Número de páginas: 48
ISBN-13: 9781547606511
Edad mínima sugerida: 1
Genero musical: Infantil - Juvenil
Contenido del paquete: 1 libro
SKU: 9781547606511