Everything's new for Mariama after a long journey by car, train, boat, and plane from Africa. She's going to discover a world where the streets, her school, and the food are all different. But what about the people? A beautiful tale about identity, the process of integration, and solidarity. Are you ready to meet Mariama and play with her? Lexile Level 810L Guided Reading Level L

 

This book was recognised by the International Latino Book Award.

There are 28 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 2015 by Cuento de Luz SL .

Virginia Kroll was born in Buffalo, New York. She has written numerous short stories, articles, poems, and books, including I Wanted to Know All about God (Eerdmans, 1994) and Masai and I (Four Winds Press, 1992). Nivola Uya is an award winning illustrator and audio-visual artist. Her books include Life is Beautiful! (Second Best Cover Illustration and Honorable Mention as Best Children's Fiction Picture Book-English at the 2013 International Latino Book Awards) and A Very, Very Noisy Tractor. Jeronimo Cornelles combines his work as a writer with the stage management, performance and artistic direction of the theatre company Bramant Teatre and the artistic direction of the Russafa Escenica theatre festival. He has written several plays which have been published in different collections and won numerous prizes, some of which have been translated and performed in countries including Italy, France and Argentina. Nivola Uya is an award winning illustrator and audio-visual artist. Her books include Life is Beautiful! (Second Best Cover Illustration and Honorable Mention as Best Children's Fiction Picture Book-English at the 2013 International Latino Book Awards), A Very, Very Noisy Tractor and Snowbound Secrets.