Category Archives: Migration

We are a Garden: A Story of How Diversity Took Root in America by Lisa Westberg Peters, illustrated by Victoria Tentler-Krylov

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

We are a Garden: A Story of How Diversity Took Root in America by Lisa Westberg Peters, illustrated by Victoria Tentler-Krylov. Schwartz & Wade Books, 2021. 9780593123133 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 What … Continue reading →

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Is This Panama? A Migration Story by Jan Thornhill,  illustrated by Soyeon Kim,

Posted on June 13, 2021 by kyurenka

Is This Panama? A Migration Story by Jan Thornhill,  illustrated by Soyeon Kim, Owlkids, 9781771474474, 2021 (originally appeared in hardcover, 2013)  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: Paperback Genre: Picture book What did you like … Continue reading →

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Drawn Across Borders: True Stories of Human Migration by George Butler

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Drawn Across Borders: True Stories of Human Migration by George Butler. Candlewick Studio, 9781536217759, 2021 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5  What did you like about the book? This book is created by … Continue reading →

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Escape: One Day We Had to Run by Ming & Wah, illustrations by Carmen Vela

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Stephanie Tournas

Escape: One Day We Had to Run by Ming & Wah, illustrations by Carmen Vela. Lantana Publishing, 9781911373810, 2021 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+  What did you like about the book? This … Continue reading →

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Wherever I Go by Mary Wagley Copp, illustrated by Munir D. Mohammed

Posted on December 31, 2020 by Stephanie Tournas

Wherever I Go by Mary Wagley Copp, illustrated by Munir D. Mohammed. Atheneum, 2020. 9781534419193 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Abia has lived … Continue reading →

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Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar

Posted on July 24, 2020 by Stephanie Tournas

Land of the Cranes by Aida Salazar. Scholastic, 2020. 9781338343809 Format: ARC (9/20 pub date) Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? This novel in verse is a stunning … Continue reading →

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Santiago’s Road Home by Alexandra Diaz

Posted on April 20, 2020 by Stephanie Tournas

Santiago’s Road Home by Alexandra Diaz. Simon & Schuster, 2020. 9781534446236 Format: ARC Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Realistic fiction What did you like about the book? Set on the Mexico/U.S. border in the present, this … Continue reading →

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Boundless Sky by Amanda Addison, illustrated by Manuela Adreani

Posted on February 19, 2020 by kyurenka

    Boundless Sky by Amanda Addison, illustrated by Manuela Adreani, Lantana Publishing, 9781911373704 (ebook), 9781911373674 (hardcover), 2020 Format: Hardcover Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5 Genre:  Picture book What did you like about the book? Bird undertakes a … Continue reading →

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Animazes: Extraordinary Animal Migrations – Katie Haworth, illustrated by Melissa Castrillon

Posted on October 27, 2019 by kyurenka

  Animazes: Extraordinary Animal Migrations – Katie Haworth, illustrated by Melissa Castrillon, The Templar Company Limited (text), Big Picture Press, an imprint of Candlewick Press, 9781536208535, 2019 Format: Hardcover Rating:  1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 5+  What … Continue reading →

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