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[2020]., Juvenile, Owlkids Books Call No: Easy DEL RIZZO Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A storm sweeps Emi's beloved stuffed fox away from her mountain home, where it finds its way to an old man who gives the animal to his granddaughter, Kiko. Tattered and beat-up, the fox receives repairs from Kiko, who continues to care for it the following year. Later, Kiko learns of the fox's owner and returns it to Emi, where together the pair recounts the fox's dramatic journey.
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2017., Primary, Pajama Press Inc. Call No: [Fic] Edition: This is a first edi Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Fleeing from a home destroyed in the Syrian Civil War, Sami worries about the pet pigeons he left behind.
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2017., Primary, Pajama Press Inc. Call No: [Fic] Edition: This is a first edi Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Fleeing from a home destroyed in the Syrian Civil War, Sami worries about the pet pigeons he left behind.
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2017., Juvenile, Pajama Press Call No: Easy DEL RIZZO Edition: First edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: A young Syrian boy named Sami escapes the bombing of his neighborhood, but he has to leave behind his beloved pet pigeons. Now living in a refugee camp and going to school, he cannot bring himself to paint his birds for a project. Somehow, Sami will have to find a way to heal his broken heart.
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Call No: [E] Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Behind Sami, the Syrian skyline is full of smoke. The boy follows his family and all his neighbours in a long line, as they trudge through the sands and hills to escape the bombs that have destroyed their homes. But all Sami can think of is his pet pigeons - will they escape too? When they reach a refugee camp and are safe at last, everyone settles into the tent city. But though the children start to play and go to school again, Sami can't join in. When he is given paper and paint, all he can do is smear his painting with black. He can't forget his birds and what his family has left behind.One day a canary, a dove, and a rose finch fly into the camp. They flutter around Sami and settle on his outstretched arms. For Sami it is one step in a long healing process at last.A gentle yet moving story of refugees of the Syrian civil war, My Beautiful Birds illuminates the ongoing crisis as it affects its children. It shows the reality of the refugee camps, where people attempt to pick up their lives and carry on. And it reveals the hope of generations of people as they struggle to redefine home.
