Someone New

Name: Someone New
Brand: Findaway
Availability: InStock
Author: Anne Sibley O'Brien
ISBN: 9781430136774

Author: Anne Sibley O'Brien

Narrator: Frankie Corzo, Ruth Livier, Anne Sibley O'Brien, Ariana Delawari, Ramon de Ocampo

Unabridged: 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Live Oak Media

Published: 11/30/2018

Categories: Children's Fiction, Children's Social Themes

Synopsis

This companion to I’M NEW HERE features the perspectives of three students in the classroom as they welcome the three newcomers who are trying to adjust to a new school and country. An honest and heartwarming look at the immigrant experience that will resonate with kids everywhere.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Effie

I'm so glad the author made a companion piece to I'm New Here. So often we put forward information to kids to teach them about another person's perspective and to teach them to be inclusive without really addressing anxiety or discomfort they may feel in the situation. This is wonderful to see thing......more

Goodreads review by Maureen

Imagine you have a learner in your classroom from another country. They speak their native language. How do you include them in your conversations to learn their perspective? Someone New illustrates how to welcome diverse learners in the classroom. Three different scenarios describe what it looks li......more

Goodreads review by Amanda

Being new is tough, especially when you are crossing cultural barriers, as O'Brien showed so aptly in her companion book to this, I'm New Here. I'm so glad that she showed the other side of things, how it can be scary to open up to a new person, and the risk of hurt/or not wanting to hurt others is......more