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Children's Nonfiction Emigration & Immigration

The Wall and the Wind

by (author) Veselina Tomova

Publisher
Running the Goat, Books & Broadsides
Initial publish date
Jan 2022
Category
Emigration & Immigration
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9781927917329
    Publish Date
    Jan 2021
    List Price
    $12.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781927917565
    Publish Date
    Jan 2022
    List Price
    $15.95

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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels

  • Age: 6 to 8
  • Grade: 1 to 3
  • Reading age: 6 to 8

Description

In the middle of the twentieth century, in the middle of Eastern Europe, a young girl dreams of adventures far and near. One day, a huge wall appears that separates East from West, and dreamer from dreams. No ladder is tall enough, no tunnel deep enough to get past that wall. But then a crack appears in the wall, and the girl (now a woman) knows she has the chance to follow her dreams again. 

In this gentle and moving picture book, Veselina Tomova tells the story of her own immigrant journey.  As she writes in the book's afterword: "One can be a wanderer by choice, driven by curiosity and longing to reach new frontiers, or just be tossed in the turmoil of circumstances beyond one's control and running for safety. But we all crave a place to call home." This timely and beautiful story celebrates that impulse to find a home, and to cultivate a community.

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