Stepping Stones / حَصى الطُرُقات by Margriet Ruurs

Before Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor took her seat in our nation's highest court, she was just a little girl in the South Bronx. The inspiring and timely story of Sonia Sotomayor, who rose up from a childhood of poverty and prejudice to become the first Latino to be nominated to the US Supreme Court.

Written in verse, with excerpts from Martí's seminal Versos sencillos, this book is a beautiful tribute to a brilliant political writer and courageous fighter of freedom for all men and women. He found solace in New York's Catskill Mountains, where nature inspired him once again to fight for independence. But throughout his exile, he suffered from illness and homesickness. Martí traveled the world, speaking out for Cuba's independence. By age seventeen, he was declared an enemy of Spain and forced to leave his beloved island. Enraged, Martí took up his pen and fought against this oppression through his writings. But his home island of Cuba was colonized by Spain, and some of the people were enslaved by rich landowners. Freedom, he believed, was the inherent right of all men and women. He found freedom in the river that rushed to the sea and peace in the palmas reales that swayed in the wind. As a boy, José Martí was inspired by the natural world. Yo soy un hombre sincero De donde crece la palma, Y antes de morirme quiero Echar mis versos del alma. Written in verse with excerpts from Martí's seminal work, Versos sencillos. Orca Book Publishers is pleased to offer this book as a dual-language (English and Arabic) edition.Best Books of the Year, School Library Journal Children's Book Award, International Literacy Association (ILA) Best Books, Kirkus Reviews Junior Library Guild Selection North American Academy of the Spanish Language Award, Academia Norteamericana de la Lengua Española Américas Book Award, Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) A bilingual biography of José Martí, who dedicated his life to the promotion of liberty-abolishment of slavery, political independence for Cuba, and intellectual independence from colonialism for all Latinos. Badr's already-created pieces, she set out to create a story about the Syrian refugee crisis. The author was immediately impressed by the strong narrative quality of Mr. This unique picture book was inspired by the stone artwork of Syrian artist Nizar Ali Badr, discovered by chance by Canadian children's writer Margriet Ruurs. With only what they can carry on their backs, Rama and her mother, father, grandfather and brother, Sami, set out to walk to freedom in Europe. Rama and her family, are forced to flee their once-peaceful village to escape the ravages of the civil war raging ever closer to their home IsPublicPerformanceAllowed False languages

Stepping Stones / حَصى الطُرُقات by Margriet Ruurs