Gervelie's Journey | TheBookSeekers

Gervelie's Journey


Refugee Diary

, ,

No. of pages 32

Published: 2009

Reviews
Great for age 3-11 years

Add this book to your 'I want to read' list!

By clicking here you can add this book to your favourites list. If it is in your School Library it will show up on your account page in colour and you'll be able to download it from there. If it isn't in your school library it will still show up but in grey - that will tell us that maybe it is a book we should add to your school library, and will also remind you to read it if you find it somewhere else!

Gervelie was born in the Republic of the Congo in 1995. This is the true story of her flight from her home in Africa to seek refuge in the United Kingdom and is told in her words. It is the honest and heartrending story of a family torn apart by war and their courageous decision to seek a life of peace in the West. Other titles in the series: Hamzat's Journey, Mohammed's Journey, Meltem's Journey This is the first book in an accalaimed series highlighting the true stories of refugee children. Chosen as a Scholastic Book of the Year and as an Outstanding International Book by USBBY.

 

This book was recognised in the Ages 3-5 Years category by the Usbby Oustanding International Books. It was recognised in the Scholastic Best Designed Children's Book category by the Apa Book Design Awards.

This book is part of a book series called Refugee Diary .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2009 by Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd .

Annemarie Young is an experienced editor and author of children's books, with a particular emphasis on writing stories to help children learn to read. ANTHONY ROBINSON writes children's books and teaches. He has lived and travelled all over the world, from his original home in Australia to Asia, Southeast Asia and Europe, from Japan to Edinburgh, and now lives in Cambridge. He is keen to give a voice to the voiceless, be they refugees who have fled their own countries, children living normal lives in vastly different cultures, or children living in difficult circumstances. June Allan was born in Edinburgh and can't remember a time when she didn't love drawing: in her pram, in lessons at school, in Art College, in teacher training college! She has illustrated many children's books. She still lives in Edinburgh with her husband, two children, three guinea pigs and lots of goldfish. To visit June Allan's website click here

This book is in the following series:

Refugee Diary

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Apa Book Design Awards
This book was recognised in the Scholastic Best Designed Children's Book category by the Apa Book Design Awards.

Usbby Oustanding International Books
This book was recognised in the Ages 3-5 Years category by the Usbby Oustanding International Books.

No reviews yet