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“When I First Came to This Land” by Harriet Ziefert

land

Illustrations by Simms Taback. Well, that’s one way to tell this story–

 

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“Grandfather’s Journey” by Allen Say

Grandfathers

This book received many awards and it certainly deserves them, because it is beautiful and wise. Say tells a family story which is about immigration, about quests for a new life, about alienation, and about multiple allegiances to multiple homelands. Good reading for Thanksgiving.

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“Migrant” by Maxine Trottier

On Mennonite migrants. Well––

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