Somos como las nubes / We Are Like the Clouds
Illustrator
Alfonso Ruano
Publisher
Groundwood Books
Publication Year
2016
ISBN
9781554988495
Pages
36 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picture book; poetry
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Poems describe the experiences of young Central Americans as they leave the dangers of their own countries to undertake the risky journey north to seek relative safety in the United States.
Grade Level
K-3
Diversity Topics
Culture/Ethnicity; Immigrants and refugees; immigrant family; immigrant children; immigrant parents; family separation; relocation; resettlement; emigration; asylum; refugee family
Main Character
male child
Race/Ethnicities
Latinx
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Americas Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature, 2017, Commended Title
Cybils Awards, 2016, Nominee, Poetry
International Latino Book Award, 2017, 1st Place, Best Children's Fiction Picture Book (Bilingual)
Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, 2017, Winner, Children's Poetry
Malka Penn Award for Human Rights in Children's Literature, 2017, Honor
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2017 Ages (9 to 12)
Booklist Book Review Stars, 2016
Choices, 2017 Poetry
Core Collection: Picture-Book Refugee and Immigration Stories, 2017
Kirkus Book Review Stars, 2016
YALSA Top 10 Diverse Nonfiction for Youth, 2017
Keywords
unaccompanied immigrant children; poetry; borders; immigration to United States; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; danger; journey
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Argueta, Jorge, "Somos como las nubes / We Are Like the Clouds" (2016). Diverse Families. 1797.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/1797