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A refugee's journey from Syria / Helen Mason.
Van Pelt Library HV640.5.S97 M37 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mason, Helen, 1950- author.
- Series:
- Leaving my homeland
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Refugees--Syria--Juvenile literature.
- Refugees.
- Refugees--Europe--Juvenile literature.
- Refugee children--Syria--Juvenile literature.
- Refugee children.
- Refugee children--Europe--Juvenile literature.
- Refugees--Social conditions--Juvenile literature.
- Refugees--Syria.
- Refugees--Europe.
- Refugee children--Syria.
- Refugee children--Europe.
- Refugees--Social conditions.
- Social conditions.
- History.
- Syria--History--Civil War, 2011---Juvenile literature.
- Syria.
- Syria--Social conditions--Juvenile literature.
- Syria--History--Civil War, 2011-.
- Syria--Social conditions.
- Europe.
- Genre:
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Physical Description:
- 32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- St. Catharines, ON ; New York, New York : Crabtree Publishing Company, 2017.
- Summary:
- Five-year-old Roj's home is bombed during the civil war that has been raging in his homeland of Syria. He and his family are forced to flee the country secretly by boat, and they end up in a camp for refugees in Europe. Interspersed with facts about Syria and its people, this narrative tells a story common to many refugees fleeing the country. The book looks at the efforts being made around the world to assist the millions of refugees. Readers are encouraged to consider how they can help refugees in their communities and around the world.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: Leaving Syria
- My Homeland, Syria
- Roj's Story: My Life Before the War
- The Syrian Conflict
- Roj's Story: We Flee from Aleppo
- Nations Unite to Send Help
- Roj's Story: My Life in Turkey
- What Paths Do Refugees Take?
- Roj's Story: We Leave for Europe
- Some Countries Welcome Refugees
- Roj's Story: My New Home in Germany
- Challenges Refugees Face
- You Can Help!.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Mason, Helen, 1950- Refugee's journey from Syria.
- ISBN:
- 9780778731283
- 0778731286
- 9780778731849
- 0778731847
- OCLC:
- 962009531
- Publisher Number:
- 99987196981
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