Too Far from Home Contributor(s): Shmuel, Naomi (Author), Katz, Avi (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1541546717 ISBN-13: 9781541546714 Publisher: Kar-Ben Publishing (R)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: March 2020 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Middle East - Juvenile Fiction | Diversity & Multicultural - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
Dewey: FIC |
LCCN: 2019007627 |
Age Level: 8-13 |
Grade Level: 3-8 |
Lexile Measure: 700 |
Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.6" W x 7.6" L (0.40 lbs) 96 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Cultural Region - Middle East |
Features: Dust Cover |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: There's an Ethiopian; there's an Ethiopian I heard them shouting. I looked behind me, but I couldn't see any Ethiopian. Children began crowding round me, and I still didn't realize that they meant me, I was the Ethiopian. |
Contributor Bio(s): Shmuel, Naomi: - Naomi Shmuel is an author of more than 15 books, as well as an illustrator and anthropologist. She was the author of the first children's books in Hebrew to feature characters of color. Born in England, she began writing for her own children following their encounters with bias: her husband made the long and difficult journey on foot from Ethiopia to Sudan in order to reach Israel. The Hebrew version of Call Me Meskerem won the international Anderson Prize. She lives in Israel. Katz, Avi: -Avi Katz, best known as the illustrator of Jerusalem Report magazine, has illustrated over 100 books. He lives in Israel. |
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