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Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
What do African dance, samosas, and Japanese gardens have in common? They are all gifts the United States received from immigrants: the vibrant, multifaceted people who share their heritage and traditions to enrich the fabric of our daily lives. From Jewish delis to bagpipes, bodegas and Zen Buddhism, this joyful ABC journey is a celebration of immigrants: our neighbors, our friends.
13) Lobizona
Author
Series
Wolves of no world volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
When her mother is arrested by ICE, sixteen-year-old Argentinian Manu--who thinks she is hiding in a Miami apartment because she is an undocumented immigrant--discovers that her entire existence is illegal.
14) My America
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
In this beautiful celebration of immigration, children from around the world tell their stories, sharing their love of where they're from and where they live now-homes old and new. As they describe the foods they eat, the languages they've learned, the sports they play, and more, the differences and similarities that link us all are revealed.
15) Unsettled
Author
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
Young Nurah reluctantly moves with her family from Karachi, Pakistan, to Peachtree City, Georgia, but, after some ups and downs, begins to feel at home.
17) Teacup
Author
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"A boy travels across the sea in a rowboat in search of a new home, making a journey that is long and difficult--but also filled with beauty and hope"--
18) Maribel's year
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Publisher Annotation: Celebrate the special connection between father and daughter in this gorgeously evocative picture book, recounting the year a little girl and her mother spend in America while waiting for her father to join them from the Philippines.
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