Migrants (Best Children'S Book Of The Year)

The migrants must leave the forest. Borders are crossed, sacrifices made, loved ones are lost. It takes such courage to reach the end. At last the journey is over and the migrants arrive. This is the new place. Through extraordinarily powerful images, Migrants narrates the journey of a group of animals that leaves behind a leafless forest. It is the story of a great and unique migration, a journey where borders must be crossed, sacrifices made, loved ones left behind. With forceful simplicity, Migrants shows us the courage migration takes. Death looms throughout the journey. And arriving may mean burying a portion of the past. Review: a great deal to discuss with older children and in classes. It is topical and moving exploring loss and hope as well as being a tribute to those who have to leave their homelands * Reading Time * this book is absolutely BRILLIANT ... I imagine this book being such a powerful tool in the classroom - one that could create and encourage some incredible learning opportunities for students. * MrLovesBookshelf - Instagram * Watanabe captures with grace both dignity and determination, and the brilliance of her art's hues against a velvety black backdrop gives the somber spreads great visual power * Publishers Weekly * Prizes: Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College Best Children's Book of the Year and Kirkus Best Children's Books 2020 and USBBY Outstanding International Books List 2021. Author Biography: Issa Watanabe was born in Peru in 1980, the daughter of an illustrator and a poet. She studied Literature and Fine Arts and Illustration. Watanabe has led and developed several projects to promote social integration through art. She has published a number of books and was selected for the Illustrators Exhibition at the Bologna Book Fair 2018.