From Far Away [Paperback]

When Saoussan immigrated with her family from war-torn Lebanon, she was only seven years old. This picture book tells the story of how she had to adjust to her new home in Canada. She describes the frustration of not understanding the teacher when she started school, not knowing how to ask to go to the bathroom, and being terrified of a Hallowe'en skeleton. This is the perfect book to help kids empathize with immigrant children whose experiences are very similar to Saoussan's.[From Far Away] ... takes on a difficult theme and communicates it effectively on a childs level. A good choice for classes discussing the immigrant experience. School Library Journal

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First published in 1995, but story of immigration even more relevant today

Over 43,000 copies of original version sold

New illustrations

By North America's best-selling children's author, Robert Munsch

When she was still in elementary school, Saoussan wrote Robert Munsch a letter about her situation, which they then turned into a book

Note at end of book from Saoussan provides an update of her lifeThe classic story of an immigrant child adjusting to her new home, now with new illustrations.Praise for the original edition:... takes on a difficult theme and communicates it effectively on a childs level. A good choice for classes discussing the immigrant experience. School Library Journal