 This stunning bilingual Arabic/English picture book was inspired by the unique stone-collage art of Syrian artist Nizar Ali Badr. It is the story of Rama and her family, who are forced to flee their once peaceful village to escape the devastation of the civil war. Taking only what they can carry on their backs, Rama, her mother and father, her grandfather, and her brother Sami, walk to freedom in Europe. The artist’s images are photographs of carefully placed stones, creating figures that come to life to tell the story. A forward tells how the author discovered Badr’s art. mjw |
| Title: Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey Author: Margriet Ruurs Illustrator: Nizar Ali Badr Publisher: Orca Book Publishers Copyright: 2016 Original Language: English and Arabic Translator: Falah Raheem ISBN: 978-1-4598-1490-5 Hardcover pages: 28 Age range: 9-12 Genre: Picture Book Book setting: Syria and Europe Author’s ethnicity: Dutch Author’s residence: British Columbia Illustrator’s ethnicity: Syrian Illustrator’s residence: Syria Subjects: Bilingual books, Civil war- Syria 2011, Refugee crisis, Refugees, Stone art, Syria. |
Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family’s Journey
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