Based on a true story, Saoussan and her family flee a war-torn Lebanon, where bombs and gunshots were part of a daily life. Now safe in her new country, Saoussan starts school. But not knowing any English made the simplest things difficult: to go to the washroom, Saoussan would crawl to the door when the teacher's head was turned and wait until someone opened it. Saoussan must adapt to a new culture in a much safer world.
School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 1A well-intentioned but ultimately unsuccessful book. Six-year-old Askar and her family left war-torn Beirut to join her father in Canada. The child's adjustment to North American life is summed up by her being frightened by a Halloween skeleton and peeing on her teacher's lap. While this probably is what a seven-year old girl would most remember looking back at her experience, it leaves readers hungry for more. There is such a quick resolution (all is well) that youngsters never have the chance to comprehend the trauma of living in a war zone or the alienation and fear the little girl must have felt in her new environment. The watercolor illustrations are full of well-groomed multicultural people and a teacher who looks like Princess Diana. An admirable effort by the child co-author, but a rather half-baked story from Munsch.Christine A. Moesch, Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, NY
Categories:
- Children's Books
- Literature & Fiction
- Chapter Books & Readers
- Beginner Readers
- Chapter Books & Readers
- Literature & Fiction
Publisher : Annick Press
Author : Munsch, Robert
Language : English
Edition : 6
Published :1995-02-16
Number Of Pages : 24
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 155037396X
ISBN-13 : 9781550373967
Item weight : 9 lb
Dimensions : 0.5 in x 7.72 in x 7.87 in
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