Azzi In Between

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Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2023-02-14 05:14:00 Autocrop_version 0.0.14_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA40861516 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier A book like nothing you have read before. Michael’s baby sister is very ill and in the midst of family drama, he finds Skellig, a down-and-out creature with a love of Chinese food, in the garage. Who is he? What is he? Does he mean to help or to harm? The story is magical and moving and must be read. I love how Garland has structured this story, it is set out in a comic strip-like style and I think this makes it really attractive to children. I also love how through the illustrations danger, fear and sadness is symbolised through dark colours.

The book was introduced to a group of grade 4 children (aged 8 and 9 years old) in a small town in Thuringia, Germany in spring 2014. At that time, none of the children had had any experience of refugees and their knowledge of the topic was limited to isolated facts from the news or overheard opinions of adults. An unusual graphic novel for all primary-aged children. Azzi’s family have to leave their home and country to be safe. The book tells of their arrival and early days in their new country, dealing with a new home, school, language, and way of life. A beautiful story of hope. Mediation: The learners are able to summarise the main ideas of the story and to explain their thoughts in their mother tongue. As the title suggests, Azzi finds herself living in a new country where there is no physical threat of harm, but isolated from her past life and unable to fit in with the new place, her family find a home. The absence of colour in the illustrations, capture the trauma of what has happened to force her and her Mum and Dad to leave their home and more importantly her grandmother behind. The issues of language barriers, finding accommodation and being allowed to work are well-portrayed. It’s possible that this situation is familiar to children in classes all over the U.K. How well do other children understand what has happened to children like this, and how desperately they need friendship and understanding from them? The item on the left depicts a Kurdish refugee who was the original inspiration for the character of Azziurn:oclc:record:1391177441 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier azziinbetween0000garl Identifier-ark ark:/13960/s2zm0bf6cmg Invoice 1652 Isbn 9781847806512 Ocr tesseract 5.3.0-1-gd3a4 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.9701 Ocr_module_version 0.0.18 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-2000393 Openlibrary_edition

The story had become personally relevant to the learners, and depending on their developmental stage and their knowledge of the world, different aspects were important. All of them appeared to have gained insights into the topic and seemed to have developed empathy with refugees. From the point of view of the learners, the target language was a medium of storytelling rather than an object of learning. TMBWK (2010a). Lehrplan für die Grundschule und für die Förderschule mit dem Bildungsgang der Grundschule Ethik. Erfurt: Thüringer Ministerium für Bildung, Wissenschaft und Kultur. Retrieved from http://www.schulportal-thueringen.de/web/guest/media/detail?tspi=1270All of our upcoming public events and our St Pancras building tours are going ahead. Read our latest blog post about planned events for more information. The story feels a bit contrived, but Ada will be a welcome addition to the small circle of science-loving girls in the chapter-book world. You can also still join BIPC events and webinars and access one-to-one support. See what's available at the British Library in St Pancras or online and in person via BIPCs in libraries across London. Azzi In Between first came to my attention following it winning the inaugural Little Rebels Children’s Book Award . This, coupled with the review it got over at Playing By The Book meant that it was one book that was very much on my radar. This is something Garland handles very well here. She's crafted a kind, warm-hearted and very very quietly provocative book centred around the journey of the titular Azzi. Azzi lives in a un-named country where her father 'worked as a doctor', her mother 'made beautiful clothes' and her grandma 'wove warm blankets.' One day her father receives a phonecall that they are in terrible danger and 'at that moment Azzi's life changed for ever.'