Night on the Sand

In a tender tale of community and resiliency, two brothers who become refugees find hope in their bond with each other and through their connections with the people they encounter.
?We were not alone,? is the refrain of this moving picture book that encourages empathy and acts of generosity while celebrating the power of human connection.
A little boy looks to his big brother for guidance after a disaster levels their city. Together, the boys journey to a sheltering beach, where they are welcomed by fellow survivors.
Absorbing the warmth of the new community, they begin to help others and to regain a steadying sense of hope. An author's note includes information about how to help refugees.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

After a career in children’s book publishing in New York City, Monica Mayper now describes herself as a "writer-and-reader-in-residence." A lifelong "practicing poet" and the author of several picture books, she grew up in Fairfield, Connecticut, graduated from Reed College in Portland, Oregon, and makes her home in the community of Orient on Long Island’s North Fork in New York State.

Zusammenfassung

In a tender tale of community and resiliency, two brothers who become refugees find hope in their bond with each other and through their connections with the people they encounter.
“We were not alone,” is the refrain of this moving picture book that encourages empathy and acts of generosity while celebrating the power of human connection.
A little boy looks to his big brother for guidance after a disaster levels their city. Together, the boys journey to a sheltering beach, where they are welcomed by fellow survivors.
Absorbing the warmth of the new community, they begin to help others and to regain a steadying sense of hope. An author’s note includes information about how to help refugees.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Monica Mayper
• Mitarbeit: Jaime Kim (Illustration)
• Verlag: Houghton Mifflin Company
• Sprache: Englisch
• Altersempfehlung: 4 bis 7 Jahre
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 16.08.2022
• EAN: 9781328884183
• ISBN: 978-1-328-88418-3
• Seiten: 32
• Gewicht: 454 g
• Themen: Kinder- und Jugendbücher; JUVENILE FICTION: Family / Siblings, JUVENILE FICTION: Boys & Men, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / New Experience, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Homelessness & Poverty, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration, JUVENILE FICTION: War & Military, JUVENILE FICTION: Science & Nature / Disasters, JUVENILE FICTION: Social Themes / Activism & Social Justice