Newly Release Children’s Book

These stories convey the complexity of life along the U.S. border with Mexico, from the sacrifices that parents make in leaving their home behind for a new life to the separation of mixed-status families.

While there are a number of children’s books about families from other Latin American countries, these stories focus on families who are crossing or living along the border with Mexico and what the border means to them. Some of the families depicted in the story have the means to cross with immigration papers; others do not, as in the story of a young boy who visits his mother in a detention center in Tijuana in From North to South — with or without papers, however, these stories are based on true life experiences of the authors, their family members, or their students.

We recommend educator discretion in selecting books for class discussion. If you would like further information about any of the titles, please contact us at info@colorincolorado.org.

Article source: http://www.colorincolorado.org/read/forkids/immigrants/border?theme=print

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