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A successor to the popular Children Around the World written and illustrated by Donata Montanari, this book allows young readers to visit with fourteen children, each from a different country, to learn about their families. Based on real children, each one's story fills a two-page spread and is told in the first person, beginning with a greeting in the child's native language. From Ryan, who lives on a Texas cattle farm, to Nkoitoi, who tends the family goat in Kenya, to Baatar, who moves regularly with his nomadic family in Mongolia, there is a vast range of homes, locations, customs and...

This unique picture book was inspired by the stone artwork of Syrian artist Nizar Ali Badr, discovered by chance by Canadian children's writer Margriet Ruurs. The author was immediately impressed by the strong narrative quality of Mr. Badr's work, and, using many of Mr. Badr's already-created pieces, she set out to create a story about the Syrian refugee crisis. Stepping Stones tells the story of Rama and her family, who are forced to flee their once-peaceful village to escape the ravages of the civil war raging ever closer to their home. With only what they can carry on their backs,...

Der syrische Künstler Nizar Ali Badr bringt in diesem beeindruckenden Bilderbuch Steine zum Reden: Seine ausdrucksstarken und berührenden Steinbilder erzählen Geschichten von Flucht, Angst und großem Leid, aber auch von Menschlichkeit, Freude und Hoffnung.Rama und ihr Bruder Sami spielten mit ihren Freunden, lachten, rannten über Sand und Steine, frei wie Vögel. Ihr Vater arbeitete auf dem Feld und der Großvater fing Fische. Doch das war früher. Dann kam der Krieg. Die Vögel hörten auf zu singen und die Menschen gingen fort aus dem Dorf. Wenige erst, dann immer mehr, ein ganzer...