Here I Am
by:
Patti Kim (author)
Sonia Snchez (author)
Newly arrived from their faraway homeland, a boy and his family enter into the lights, noise, and traffic of a busy American city. The language is unfamiliar. Food, habits, games, and gestures are puzzling. They boy clings tightly to his special keepsake from home and wonders how he will find his...
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Newly arrived from their faraway homeland, a boy and his family enter into the lights, noise, and traffic of a busy American city. The language is unfamiliar. Food, habits, games, and gestures are puzzling. They boy clings tightly to his special keepsake from home and wonders how he will find his way. How will he once again become the happy, confident kid he used to be? Walk in his shoes as he takes the first tentative steps toward discovering joy in his new world.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781623700362
Publish date: September 2nd 2013
Publisher: Capstone Press(MN)
Pages no: 40
Edition language: English
I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Here I Am is a wordless picture book that follows a young boy as he travels from his home country to the U.S., and how he adjusts to his new life...
A wordless story with evocative illustrations that effectively captures the confusion, anxiety, and hope of a young new immigrant.
Originally posted on my blog, A Lovely Bookshelf on the Wall:I opened Here I Am on my e-reader and, because I didn't read the synopsis closely enough, I was surprised to find that the story is told completely in pictures. There is no text whatsoever!And it moved me to tears. The concept of portrayin...
** thankyou to NetGalley and the publishers for this ARC!with no text, a picture really does tell a thousand words in this book. there is a note from the author at the back to explain the story & where it originated, not that it needs much explaining...a child moving to a new and strange place finds...
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