Two White Rabbits
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Picture Book · Ages 4–7 · 2015 · Est. 3 min read-aloud

Two White Rabbits

By Jairo Buitrago, Rafael Yockteng (Illustrator), Elisa Amado (Translator)

A child journeys north on a train, seeking a new life, unaware of the destination.

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56 pages· 321 words· Est. 3 min read-aloud
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A young girl travels with her father on the roof of a train called The Beast, heading north to the U.S. border. She counts animals and stars, unaware of their destination. As they face soldiers and pauses for her father to earn money, her dreams are filled with constant movement. This poignant tale captures the hopes and challenges of a migrant child's journey, offering a glimpse into the search for a better life.

From the publisher

In this moving and timely story, a young child describes what it is like to be a migrant as she and her father travel north toward the U.S. border. They travel mostly on the roof of a train known as The Beast, but the little girl doesn’t know where they are going. She counts the animals by the road, the clouds in the sky, the stars. Sometimes she sees soldiers. She sleeps, dreaming that she is always on the move, although sometimes they are forced to stop and her father has to earn more money before they can continue their journey. As many thousands of people, especially children, in Mexico and Central America continue to make the arduous journey to the U.S. border in search of a better life, this is an important book that shows a young migrant’s perspective.

At a glance
Format
Hardcover
Pages
56
Words
321
Reading age
4–7
Audience
Picture
Lexile
AD490L
Themes & topics
Books about cultureBooks about immigration and emigrationBooks about MexicoBooks about transportationBooks about family
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Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
1.9
F&P level
~M
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
177792
Publication
Published
October 6, 2015
First published
October 1, 2015
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781554987412

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