Migrant sun publications (3 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Good. Observing a mysterious white culture while living on the ragged edge of poverty in an unaccepted Mexican subculture of America was acutely troubling to a child simply looking for safety, acceptance and a place to belong. These poems are of the brutal struggles of hard work in dangerous times. These poems are about a papa who never wavered under the difficult challenges of working and raising a family in a foreign country as a migrant laborer and a mama who dedicated herself to loving and protecting her children at all costs, in a man's world, twice over. In a time when we were innocent and vulnerable and the world was a scary, foreign place, all we had were our parent's gifts. Papa's strong work ethic helped us forge ahead and not give up through difficult times and Mama's passion and the pictures she painted in our minds filled us with hope. and hope was the road we traveled into our future. Migrant Sun is a poignant tale of love in hard times, racism, forgiveness in the face of brutality, but most of all, how the bonds of family are ultimately more important than any differences we may have had within our family or that existed outside of it.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Through passionate narrative, poetry, and family pictures, Señor Ramon Ledesma shares stories and memories of life on the road and in the labor camps of his youth. He talks about his hard-as-nails papa, a man he feared but also one who taught him to love the land and respect hard work. He writes poignantly about his mama, the woman who taught him about the transformative nature of dreams and the belief that those dreams would save him from the brutal life that had tragically killed four of his siblings. Owning little more than the clothes on their backs, they lived in dilapidated shacks, working from sunup to sundown while they dreamed of better times and the safety of a piece of land, they could call homeMigrant Earth is historical and hopeful. Through his youthful voice, we learn about his family's origins, what they experienced, and the long journey of hope that shaped what he and his siblings ultimately became. In our country's contentious debate over immigration policy, Migrant Earth is an essential reading. It shares the subculture of migrant workers in the 1940s and 1950s that is still relevant in present-day America.…

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Tomás's life seems perfect. He has loving parents and grandparents (abuelos); he lives in a green house on a pretty maple leaf lined street; he has friends and pets to play with; and he has a very special Ferrari Formula One race car set that was a gift from his abuelo's beat friend, Senõr Eduardo Garcia.Then one day Tomas's mamá tells him that they will be moving to an apartment-but his papá will not be coming with them. This news upsets his stomach and turns his idyllic life upside down. He doesn't know what to do. The bright spots that remain in Tomas's life are that he will still get to spend every day with his abuelos when his mamá is at work-and he will still get to visit the magical house of Senõr Garcia, with his abuelo. During one visit, Senõr Garcia teaches Tomás an important lesson about following what he loves, and it changes his life forever. Hara, Jess Arashi (illustrator).…