From Far Away

Robert Munsch , Saoussan Askar
Illustrated by Rebecca Green
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From Far Away

Robert Munsch , Saoussan Askar
Illustrated by Rebecca Green
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CANADIAN6-8 YEARS32 PAGESENGLISH

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Overall rating: 4.5 / 5 from 8 reviews.

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Awesome

"""The Paper Bag Princess"" is still my favourite Musch book, but this is still great fun."

ADA46 (4/5)

Nice

"Not my favourite of the Munsch books, but still good fun. My child enjoyed it, but there are others we enjoy more."

JLA69 (3/5)

Beautiful

"Sure to become one of his classics. A wonderfully told story."

Yvette (5/5)

eye opening

"great for children to a child with everything going on in the world. great topic for a children's book"

Courtney (5/5)

Great book

"And I love the new illustrations"

Katie W. (4/5)

Classic Munsch

"This is a great read with children. Such a wonderful story"

Shelley (5/5)

Relatable and beautiful

"This is the story of every immigrant child. I found it so relatable and I loved it. Happy we have such great books in which kids can see their own experience reflected"

Hargun (5/5)

I love Canada my new home

"This real-life story was first published in 1995. With all the turmoil and immigration movement in our world at the present time the story seems even more relevant today. Seven-year old Saoussan and her family immigrate to Canada from Lebanon because of the war and danger they are experiencing in their native land. She attends a school in Toronto and has a very difficult time adjusting because of her language barrier and her unfamiliarity with Canadian customs and people. Frightened and feeling misplaced she takes it upon herself to fit in (and she does) by learning the language and becoming quite proficient in reading and writing. I love the diversity of the students in her class with one little one in a wheelchair. The kids all work hard to accept her and make her feel safe and part of their class. Her sensitive, caring teacher carefully takes her new student under her wing and helps ease her into her new lifestyle and new Canadian homeland. This heartfelt story is illustrated beautifully depicting emotions and feelings of Saoussan, her family and those around her at her school. The authors include a message from the real Saoussan, now all grown up, to conclude and give closure to her story. I highly recommend this book and suggest that every classroom and school library have a copy to share and discuss."

Dorothee15 (5/5)

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  • Appropriate for: Ages 6-8 Years
  • Published date: Aug 08, 2017
  • Language: English
  • No. of Pages: 32
  • Publisher: Annick Press
  • ISBN: 9781554519392
  • Dimensions: 9.0" W x 1.0" L x 9.0" H

“[A] still-relevant refugee story, especially helpful as a conversation starter.”

Robert Munsch, author of such classics as The Paper Bag Princess and Thomas'' Snowsuit, is one of North America''s bestselling authors of children''s books.

Saoussan Askar was born in Lebanon during the civil war, and immigrated with her family to Toronto in 1989. From Far Away was first published when she was in grade five.

Rebecca Green is an illustrator whose work has a home in young adult and chapter books. From Far Away is her very first picture book.

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