Give Me Shelter: Stories About Children Who Seek Asylum
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Book Description
The phrase "asylum seeker" is one heard in the media all the time. It stimulates fierce and controversial debate in arguments about migration, race, and religion. The movement of people from poor or struggling countries to those where there may be opportunities for a better life has been a constant in human history, but it is something with particular relevance in this time of wide-scale political... More
Book Information
Publisher | Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
Binding | Hardcover |
Reading Level | Ages 4-8 |
# of Pages | 127 |
ISBN-10 | 1845075226 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1845075224 |
Publication Date | 06/11/2007 |
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About Nicki Cornwell (Contributor) : I worked for many years with children who had led very troubled lives, and I began to realise that poverty, racism and exclusion had all played a part in the damage that had been done to them.
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3/10/2008 Nicki Cornwell said:
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My story, Baa and the Angels, is about a family fleeing from the Congo to take asylum in the UK. It is the first story in the book. I have interpreted for families like this; I have heard their stories and seen the relief on their faces tempered by the shock of all that they have lost. If you look i... more
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