I'm New Here

Three students are immigrants from Guatemala, Korea, and Somalia and have trouble speaking, writing, and sharing ideas in English in their new American elementary school. Through self-determination and with encouragement from their peers and teachers, the students learn to feel confident and comfortable in their new school without losing a sense of their home country, language, and identity.

Young readers from all backgrounds will appreciate this touching story about the assimilation of three immigrant students in a supportive school community.

Anne Sibley O'Brien is one of the founders of I'm Your Neighbor, an organization that promotes children's literature featuring "new arrival" cultures. As the rate of immigration to the United States increases, topics related to immigration are increasingly more important in the classroom and home. I'm New Here demonstrates how our global community can work together and build a home for all.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 08/04/2015
ISBN: 9781580896122
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.60h x 8.70w x 0.40d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2015
School Library Journal 08/01/2015 pg. 60
Booklist 08/01/2015 pg. 72
Shelf Awareness 08/07/2015
New York Times Book Review 08/23/2015 pg. 24
Kirkus Best Picture Books 11/15/2015 pg. 61
School Library Journal 02/01/2017