IllustratorsIllustrated by Raphael YocktengTranslatorsTranslated by Elisa AmadoEdition
Hardcover edition
PublisherGroundwoodImprintGroundwoodISBN
9781554987412
Awards and HonorsRainbow List Choice - 2019 SLJ’s Best Books of 2015, Picture Books Kirkus Reviews Best Children’s Books of 2015, Picture Books
2016 NCTE Charlotte Huck Award Recommended Book
2016 Winner, Notable Books for a Global Society
2016 CCBC Choices– Picture Books forSchool-Age Children
2016 USBBY Outstanding International Book List, Grades 3–5
Children’s Book Committee Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Books of 2016, Today
2016 Américas Award Commended Title
A young migrant girl asks her father where they're going, but he doesn't answer. So she occupies herself with counting: one hundred clouds, one friendly boy, and two white rabbits. End note. Full-color digital illustrations.
Topics Fathers and daughters. Traveling. Migrants. Refugees. Immigration. U.S. border.
Lexile AD490L
Trim Size 9" x 8"
JLG Span Fall
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2015-10-12
JLG Release Date Feb 2016
Minimum grade 1
Maximum grade 4
Reading level Elementary
Format Print
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