Me and my fear /
by Sanna, Francesca [author,].
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BookPublisher: London : Flying Eye Books, 2018Description: 34 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations (colour) ; 27 cm.ISBN: 9781911171539 (hbk.) :.Classification number: Subject(s): Refugees -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction | Fear -- Pictorial works -- Juvenile fiction | Children's stories | Fiction 5+ | General | Picture Books for Older Readers | Children's / Teenage fiction & true stories | Society & culture: general | Children's picture books | Social & ethical issues | Children's / Teenage fiction: General fiction | Children's / Teenage: Personal & social issues | Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Emotions | Children's / Teenage: Social issuesSummary: When a young refugee girl has to travel to a new country and start at a new school, she is accompanied by her Fear who tells her to be alone and afraid, growing bigger and bigger every day with questions like 'how can you hope to make new friends if you don't understand their language?' But this little girl is stronger than her Fear. "With its warm palette and gentle scenes of the worried child being comforted, this book could function as a sequel to Sanna's astounding debut picture book, The Journey, which recounted a family's dangerous flight from their home in a war zone. Sanna provides an empathetic exploration of the adjustment to a new land that all migrants experience."--New York Times Book ReviewWhen a young immigrant girl has to travel to a new country and start at a new school, she is accompanied by her Fear who tells her to be alone and afraid, growing bigger and bigger every day with questions like "how can you hope to make new friends if you don't understand their language?" But this little girl is stronger than her Fear. A heart-warming and timely tale from the bestselling author and illustrator of The Journey, this book shows us the importance of sharing your Fear with others--after all, everyone carries a Fear with them, even if it's small enough to fit into their pocket!
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Translated from the Italian.
When a young refugee girl has to travel to a new country and start at a new school, she is accompanied by her Fear who tells her to be alone and afraid, growing bigger and bigger every day with questions like 'how can you hope to make new friends if you don't understand their language?' But this little girl is stronger than her Fear. "With its warm palette and gentle scenes of the worried child being comforted, this book could function as a sequel to Sanna's astounding debut picture book, The Journey, which recounted a family's dangerous flight from their home in a war zone. Sanna provides an empathetic exploration of the adjustment to a new land that all migrants experience."--New York Times Book ReviewWhen a young immigrant girl has to travel to a new country and start at a new school, she is accompanied by her Fear who tells her to be alone and afraid, growing bigger and bigger every day with questions like "how can you hope to make new friends if you don't understand their language?" But this little girl is stronger than her Fear. A heart-warming and timely tale from the bestselling author and illustrator of The Journey, this book shows us the importance of sharing your Fear with others--after all, everyone carries a Fear with them, even if it's small enough to fit into their pocket!
Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning LY 2.4 0.5 Quiz number: 237314.
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