Ziba came on a boat
Lofthouse, Liz2007
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A moving story about a little girl whose family has lost almost everything. Ziba, her mother, and other women and children from a tiny village escape the approaching war in Afghanistan to travel in an overcrowded fishing boat to a new life and freedom.
Main title:
Ziba came on a boat / written by Liz Lofthouse ; illustrated by Robert Ingpen.
Author:
Lofthouse, LizIngpen, Robert, 1936-, illustrator
Imprint:
Camberwell, Vic. : Penguin, 2007.
Collation:
34 unnumbered pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
A picture book about a little girl whose family has lost everything and their brave journey across the sea to make a new life.
Audience:
Lower primary
Awards:
Western Australian Premier's Book Award for Overall Winner & Childrens Book (2007) ; The Childrens's Book Council of Australia short-listed book, 2008.
ISBN:
9780670028610 (hardback)
Language:
English
Subject:
Girls -- FictionRefugee children -- FictionImmigrant children -- FictionEmigration and immigration -- Australia -- FictionVoyages and travels -- FictionAuthors, AustralianAustralian Children's Book of the Year Awards -- Short-List, 2008Premier's reading challenge -- grades 3to4Afghanistan -- FictionAfghanistan -- Social life and customs -- FictionSophisticated picture books
BRN:
122685
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrith | Junior Fiction - Premier's Reading Challenge | LOFTHO | Available |