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    Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Journey
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    Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Journey
    Audiobook36 minutes

    Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Journey

    Written by Margariet Ruurs

    Narrated by Margariet Ruurs and Falah Raheem

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    About this audiobook

    This unique book was inspired by the stone artwork of Syrian artist Nizar Ali Badr, discovered by chance by Canadian children’s writer Margriet Ruurs. The author was immediately impressed by the strong narrative quality of Mr. Badr’s work, and, using many of Mr. Badr’s already-created pieces, she set out to create a story about the Syrian refugee crisis. Stepping Stones tells the story of Rama and her family, who are forced to flee their once-peaceful village to escape the ravages of the civil war raging ever closer to their home. With only what they can carry on their backs, Rama and her mother, father, grandfather and brother, Sami, set out to walk to freedom in Europe. Nizar Ali Badr’s stunning stone images illustrate the story.
    Orca Book Publishers is pleased to offer this book as a dual-language (English and Arabic) edition.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOrca Book Publishers Audio
    Release dateSep 1, 2016
    ISBN9781459816206
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    • 5/5
      Love the stone art in this book. It's a sad story, with a lovely introduction telling the story of how the book came to be.
    • 4/5
      The text is simple, and mostly what you would expect a refugee story to be. The art, however, will touch your soul. Through the medium of rocks, the reader feels the fear and despair, the relief, the joy, and the uncertainty. A great introduction to the refugee crisis for kids.
    • 4/5
      The author came upon the art work of the Syrian artist Nizar Ali Badr on the internet and, as a note at the end of the book explains, “saw the opportunity to both raise funds to help Syrian refugees and bring the work of Mr. Badr to a wider audience.” Thus she created this story about a Syrian family that decides to leave their home “in search of a place to be free, to live and laugh, to love again. In search of a place where bombs did not fall, where people did not die on their way to market.”They walked and walked, and “at last we came to our future.” This family was considered to be one of the lucky ones. They have “new memories, new hopes, new dreams. Not of war, but of peace.”The story is told in both English and Arabic. At the end of the book, there is information on both the author and the illustrator, and a list of ideas for what people in North America can do to make a difference.The book reports that Ali Badr lives in a relatively safe area by the seashore near the ancient port city of Ugarit. He spends much of time roaming the beach, gathering stones, and bringing them home to his rooftop studio. You can watch a video below showing how he constructs his images.Evaluation: The text isn’t perhaps as compelling as it could be, but it is dwarfed in any event by the amazing artwork. Who would have imagined anyone could convey so much, including emotions, through stones?
    • 5/5
      This story of a family fleeing their war-torn home is illustrated with riveting pebble mosaics by Syrian artist, Nizar Ali Badr,. The story is simple, compelling with universal themes of family, home and welcoming the stranger. Written in English and Arabic. Suitable for preschool, K and younger elementary.
    • 5/5
      A stunningly beautiful book illustrated completely with stones. The artwork is incredible and tells the story without words. I particularly like the Arabic writing which gave it another layer of art.This book can be used with children when discussing refugees and war without making it frightful or horrific.
    • 4/5
      The stone art is done by a Syrian artist, and the story is about a refugee family coming from Syria to Canada, and it doesn't really pull its punches considering it's for small children, but then probably it shouldn't you know? Probably this is the best way to stretch our small children a little.