The day war came / Nicola Davies ; illustrated by Rebecca Cobb.
2018
PZ7.D2842 Day 2018 (Mapit)
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Title
The day war came / Nicola Davies ; illustrated by Rebecca Cobb.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
ISBN
9781536201734 (hardcover)
1536201731 (hardcover)
9781406376326
1406376329
1536201731 (hardcover)
9781406376326
1406376329
Published
Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 x 29 cm
Call Number
PZ7.D2842 Day 2018
Dewey Decimal Classification
823/.92
[E]
[E]
Summary
A powerful and necessary picture book - the journey of a child forced to become a refugee when war destroys everything she has ever known. Imagine if, on an ordinary day, war came. Imagine it turned your town to rubble. Imagine going on a long and difficult journey - all alone. Imagine finding no welcome at the end of it. Then imagine a child who gives you something small but very, very precious ... When the government refused to allow 3000 child refugees to enter this country in 2016, Nicola Davies was so angry she wrote a poem. It started a campaign for which artists contributed drawings of chairs, symbolising a seat in a classroom, education, kindness, the hope of a future. The poem has become this book, movingly illustrated by Rebecca Cobb, which should prove a powerful aid for explaining the ongoing refugee crisis to younger readers.
Awards
Jane Addams Honor, 2019.
Added Author
Cobb, Rebecca, illustrator.
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