Book Detail

Ziba Came on a Boat

Publication Information
Author:  Lofthouse, Liz Illustrator:  Robert Ingpen
Title:  Ziba Came on a Boat Date:  2007
Publisher:  Kane/Miller City:  La Jolla CA
ISBN, paperback:  978-1-933605-52-4 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:   Yes
Family:   Yes Young Adult:   Yes
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    historical fiction, easy reading, biography and autobiography

HSE Descriptor(s):    social studies| language arts - reading

Summary:
This story is based on a real incident. Ziba and her mother run from their country because of fighting. They are on an overloaded boat coming to freedom. Ziba spends the time thinking of what she left behind, why she left her home and what the future would hold.

Teaching Ideas:
Compare to other stories of refugees' journeys to America, for example How Many Days to America? and Grab Hands and Run.

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Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Ethnic Groups
bullet Emotions-Personal Issues
bullet Family > mothers > mother-child relationships
bullet History > topic > war > refugees
bullet History > topic > war > refugees > refugees survival


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