My words flew away like birds / [text] Debora Pearson ; [illustrations] Shrija Jain.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pearson, Debora, author.

Contributor:

Jain, Shrija, 1993- illustrator.

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Award Winning and Notable Children's and Young Adult Books (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Belonging (Social psychology)--Juvenile fiction.

Belonging (Social psychology).

Immigrant children--Juvenile fiction.

Immigrant children.

Friendship--Juvenile fiction.

Friendship.

Moving, Household--Juvenile fiction.

Moving, Household.

Belonging--Fiction.

Immigrants--Fiction.

Friendship--Fiction.

Moving (Households)--Fiction.

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration.

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience.

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship.

Local Subjects:

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration.

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / New Experience.

JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship.

Genre:

Picture books.

Children's stories.

Fiction.

Juvenile works.

Illustrated works.

Physical Description:

40 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm

Place of Publication:

Toronto, ON : Kids Can Press, [2021]

Summary:

"My Words Flew Away Like Birds is both a poignant and heartening story about the experience of a child who moves to a new country. Everything feels new and strange to her, and though she has learned some of the language, when she tries to speak, all her words fly away. In the end, our heroine finds she doesn't need a lot of words to make a new friend. It is a story of finding a sense of belonging in a new place, resilience, and human connection. An utterly charming and sensitive portrayal of a child's immigrant experience."-- Provided by publisher.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9781525303180

152530318X

OCLC:

1204287087