NCTE Notable Poetry Book 2021
In 1937, 456 Spanish boys and girls were put on a ship to Mexico. Their parents were fighting in the Spanish civil war for the right to represent themselves in a democracy (as opposed to being ruled by a monarch). Mexico agreed to take care of the children for 3-4 months, until Spain felt safe again. The monarch won and a few months later WWII began. The children never came home.
Written in sparse text from the perspective of one child on this journey with haunting illustrations that tell so much more than the story, this is a powerful book.
I'd never heard this story but as I read it, I immediately started thinking about children sent to the UK and the states during the Jewish Holocaust, children crossing the U.S. border on their own right now, asylum seeking families boarding inflatable rafts to reach the coast of Greece, and on and on.
If I used this with an age 7-10 audience (listed by publisher), I'd start by sharing the illustrations and asking, "What do you notice?" I'd definitely use this with 4th and up. In addition to just learning abou the Spanish Civil War, this could easily be used as a launch for thinking about perspective, about researching particular issues involving refugees. This title will definitely broaden a student's world and understanding of the world.
BTW I bought this from Hicklebee's, an independently owned bookstore in San Jose, CA.
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Haunting, beautiful, relevant to current events
NCTE Notable Poetry Book 2021In 1937, 456 Spanish boys and girls were put on a ship to Mexico. Their parents were fighting in the Spanish civil war for the right to represent themselves in a democracy (as opposed to being ruled by a monarch). Mexico agreed to take care of the children for 3-4 months, until Spain felt safe again. The monarch won and a few months later WWII began. The children never came home.Written in sparse text from the perspective of one child on this journey with haunting illustrations that tell so much more than the story, this is a powerful book.I'd never heard this story but as I read it, I immediately started thinking about children sent to the UK and the states during the Jewish Holocaust, children crossing the U.S. border on their own right now, asylum seeking families boarding inflatable rafts to reach the coast of Greece, and on and on.If I used this with an age 7-10 audience (listed by publisher), I'd start by sharing the illustrations and asking, "What do you notice?" I'd definitely use this with 4th and up. In addition to just learning abou the Spanish Civil War, this could easily be used as a launch for thinking about perspective, about researching particular issues involving refugees. This title will definitely broaden a student's world and understanding of the world.BTW I bought this from Hicklebee's, an independently owned bookstore in San Jose, CA.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2020
In 1937, 456 Spanish boys and girls were put on a ship to Mexico. Their parents were fighting in the Spanish civil war for the right to represent themselves in a democracy (as opposed to being ruled by a monarch). Mexico agreed to take care of the children for 3-4 months, until Spain felt safe again. The monarch won and a few months later WWII began. The children never came home.
Written in sparse text from the perspective of one child on this journey with haunting illustrations that tell so much more than the story, this is a powerful book.
I'd never heard this story but as I read it, I immediately started thinking about children sent to the UK and the states during the Jewish Holocaust, children crossing the U.S. border on their own right now, asylum seeking families boarding inflatable rafts to reach the coast of Greece, and on and on.
If I used this with an age 7-10 audience (listed by publisher), I'd start by sharing the illustrations and asking, "What do you notice?" I'd definitely use this with 4th and up. In addition to just learning abou the Spanish Civil War, this could easily be used as a launch for thinking about perspective, about researching particular issues involving refugees. This title will definitely broaden a student's world and understanding of the world.
BTW I bought this from Hicklebee's, an independently owned bookstore in San Jose, CA.
Haunting, beautiful, relevant to current events
Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2020
NCTE Notable Poetry Book 2021Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2020
In 1937, 456 Spanish boys and girls were put on a ship to Mexico. Their parents were fighting in the Spanish civil war for the right to represent themselves in a democracy (as opposed to being ruled by a monarch). Mexico agreed to take care of the children for 3-4 months, until Spain felt safe again. The monarch won and a few months later WWII began. The children never came home.
Written in sparse text from the perspective of one child on this journey with haunting illustrations that tell so much more than the story, this is a powerful book.
I'd never heard this story but as I read it, I immediately started thinking about children sent to the UK and the states during the Jewish Holocaust, children crossing the U.S. border on their own right now, asylum seeking families boarding inflatable rafts to reach the coast of Greece, and on and on.
If I used this with an age 7-10 audience (listed by publisher), I'd start by sharing the illustrations and asking, "What do you notice?" I'd definitely use this with 4th and up. In addition to just learning abou the Spanish Civil War, this could easily be used as a launch for thinking about perspective, about researching particular issues involving refugees. This title will definitely broaden a student's world and understanding of the world.
BTW I bought this from Hicklebee's, an independently owned bookstore in San Jose, CA.
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