About This Lesson
This simple yet profound story is a wonderful jumping-off point for conversations about starting school in a new country. While the characters feel loneliness and uncertainty, they use their internal resilience to create a place for themselves in their new school communities. The story highlights the rich knowledge andstrengths that the students bring with them.
About the Community Across Cultures book guides
Whether you are leading a story time for a group of all immigrant children, all U.S.-born children or somewhere in between, The ILC Community Across Cultures (CAC) Book Guides are for you. A collaboration between pedagogy and content experts, the Guides give you the support you need to feel confident introducing immigration-related themes to children. In addition to general information about the book and author, the Guides offer suggestions for thought-provoking, age-appropriate questions to ask children, gives pronunciation tips, and give the reader a short primer on the topic being discussed.
