Awards

• Winner of Serra d'Or Critic’s Award for Children’s and Youth Literature (Knowledge) 2021

Overview

Migrants provides an easy-to-understand explanation for children of what migration is, its causes and consequences. Topics Covered Include: . Humanity was nomadic for 99% of its existence . Sedentary life . National borders . The creation of identity documents for increasingly stricter population control . Globalisation The recent emergence of populist movements in the West that are focused on closing borders and rejecting others raises serious questions about our sense of fraternity, especially when we could be facing ever larger migration movements due to the climate crisis. This book concisely explains what migration is, its causes and consequences, and the humanistic and legal aspects regarding it in the simplest, most objective ways possible, so that children have all the information they need to understand the world around them. Wonderfully informative, beautifully illustrated and a must-read for all children and adults! AGES: 8 plus AUTHOR: Eduard Altarriba is a graphic designer and illustrator. He runs Alababalà, a Barcelona-based independent studio producing games, exhibitions, animation, apps and workbooks for children that are practical and fun. 55 illustrations

Full Product Details

9781787081291

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Reviews

"BookTrust https: //www.booktrust.org.uk/book/m/migrants/""This beautiful and useful picture book is a mine of information on the subject of human migration."" Reading Zone https: //www.readingzone.com/books/migrants/ ""A non-fiction book that takes an indepth, but child accessible, look at the many issues surrounding the highly relevant and high profile topic of migration and immigration...It is a beautifully crafted book; clear and concisely formatted with a historical timeline of migration over thousands of years, right up until ongoing issues today. It engages the reader with excellent explanations of many of the legal, practical, official stages involved in the process of migration...An invaluable, fascinating resource."" @father_teacher_reader Instagram review https: //www.instagram.com/p/CsA0CH-sSQ-/ ""This book concisely explains what migration is, its causes and consequences, and the humanistic and legal aspects, so that children have all the information they need to understand the world around them."" @family_book_club Instagram review https: //www.instagram.com/p/CskuAH9oyle/ ""These two books [What is War? and Migrants] are brilliant in helping young children understand more about these two important concepts. They are laid out in a clear, accessible way with key questions/headings at the start of each page. There are striking illustrations throughout making these engaging books for young children."" @lightsoutwithlouise, Instagram review https: //www.instagram.com/p/CrXspMgKW5R/ ""Aimed at children 8+, [Migrants is] sensitively written without losing any of the vital information. The striking block-style illustrations are captivating and provide a visual aid to digest some of the more complicated concepts. A vitally important read that should be introduced to classrooms as early as possible."" Red Reading Hub https: //redreadinghub.blog/2023/04/20/migrants-what-is-war/ ""Both of these books are, sadly, hugely topical right now. In Migrants, this sometimes emotive subject is explored in a matter of fact [way]...The author covers the topic thoroughly yet succinctly, posing questions and answering them, progressing logically from one explanation to the next...The same is true of What Is War? which is equally well-designed and illustrated...I would strongly recommend adding both titles to upper primary class collections."""

"BookTrust https: //www.booktrust.org.uk/book/m/migrants/""This beautiful and useful picture book is a mine of information on the subject of human migration."" Reading Zone https: //www.readingzone.com/books/migrants/ ""A non-fiction book that takes an indepth, but child accessible, look at the many issues surrounding the highly relevant and high profile topic of migration and immigration...It is a beautifully crafted book; clear and concisely formatted with a historical timeline of migration over thousands of years, right up until ongoing issues today. It engages the reader with excellent explanations of many of the legal, practical, official stages involved in the process of migration...An invaluable, fascinating resource."" @lightsoutwithlouise, Instagram review https: //www.instagram.com/p/CrXspMgKW5R/ ""Aimed at children 8+, [Migrants is] sensitively written without losing any of the vital information. The striking block-style illustrations are captivating and provide a visual aid to digest some of the more complicated concepts. A vitally important read that should be introduced to classrooms as early as possible."" Red Reading Hub https: //redreadinghub.blog/2023/04/20/migrants-what-is-war/ ""Both of these books are, sadly, hugely topical right now. In Migrants, this sometimes emotive subject is explored in a matter of fact [way]...The author covers the topic thoroughly yet succinctly, posing questions and answering them, progressing logically from one explanation to the next...The same is true of What Is War? which is equally well-designed and illustrated...I would strongly recommend adding both titles to upper primary class collections."""

Author Information

Eduard Altarriba is a graphic designer and illustrator. He runs Alababala, a studio producing games, exhibitions, animation, apps and practical and fun workbooks for children. He has illustrated seven previous books published by GMC Publications: My First Book of Electromagnetism, My First Book of Microbes, My First Book of Quantum Physics, My First Book of Relativity, My First Book of the Cosmos, Discovering Architecture and Discovering Energy. Eduard lives in Barcelona, Spain.

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