One Green Apple
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Rated 5 starsThis is a great picture book for early primary and ESL classrooms
Farah, a young Muslim girl, begins her story on her second day in a new school in a new country. She listens and nods but doesn't speak. So many things are strange to her, including the cloths and language. Her class is going on a field trip to an apple orchard where they will each pick an apple to be made into cider. When she puts a green apple into the cider press instead of a ripe red, one as her classmates have done, they...
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Rated 5 starsSimply wonderful
I wish I could give this book more than 5 stars. The story is simple yet so poignant, and the illustrations are magnificent. We are preparing to adopt children from another country, and we found this book to be extremely helpful in showing our existing children (ages 4.5 and 6.5) what it would be like to suddenly find yourself in a country where you look different, dress differently, and don't speak the language. This is...
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Rated 5 starsGreat multicultural literature for the classroom
I wholeheartedly recommend this book to any caretaker or teacher who wishes to introduce their young person to multicultural themes. This book is especially worthy because of the Caldecott-winning illustrator. It authentically portrays what a Muslim's experience might be like as a newcomer to this country, which is not always too pretty. However, the book ends on a very positive note. "One Green Apple" is simply worth...
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Rated 5 starsA perfect book for a time when newcomers are in every school
Eve Bunting has done it again. This is a perfect book with a simple, exquisite story that does not preach or lecture, but reveals the heart of what it is like to be an immigrant child, with out English, on the first day of school in the U.S. That the protaganist is a Muslim child adds to its impact, and that it ends with warmth and hope is its power. Bravo!!
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Rated 5 starsImmigrant empathy
Eve Bunting portrays a warm look at the plight of one immigrant girl transitioning to an American classroom for the very first time. I read this book with second graders yesterday (who have a brand new student from Norway in their midst) and I think all of them felt compassion for their friend's situation. The illustrations are amazing and Ted Lewin has used his wife Betsy to portray the role of the teacher. This is truly...
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