Migrant

Maxine Trottier

Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2011 - Juvenile Fiction - 32 pages

Anna is the child of Mennonites from Mexico, who have come north to harvest fruit and vegetables. Sometimes she feels like a bird, flying north in the spring and south in the fall, sometimes like a jackrabbit in an abandoned burrow, since her family occupies an empty farmhouse near the fields, sometimes like a kitten, as she shares a bed with her sisters . . . But above all Anna wonders what it would be like to be a tree rooted deeply in the earth, watching the seasons come and go, instead of being like a "feather in the wind."

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Review: Migrant

User Review  - Jenna Hannibal - Goodreads

School Library Journal ( May 01, 2011; 9780888999757 ) Gr 2-5-This beautifully written story tells of a girl who belongs to a group of Mennonites who moved to Mexico in the 1920s, but still migrate to ...

Review: Migrant

User Review  - Casey - Goodreads

This book is beautiful! I love the illustrations! The story introduces an entirely new topic, migrant workers that are not a stereotype. A fantastic book about friendship, family, and wondering ...

About the author

Maxine Trottier has written many award-winning children's books, includingThe Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing(Canadian Library Association Book of the Year for Children),Claire's Gift(Mr. Christie's Book Award),Sister to the Wolf(Society of School Librarians International Honor Book) andUnder a Shooting Star(Geoffrey Bilson Award Finalist). She was inspired to writeMigrantafter spending summers in Leamington, Ontario, where she encountered many Mennonites from Mexico.

Isabelle Arsenault is a very talented Quebec illustrator, who has garnered an impressive number of awards and international recognition. She has illustrated several books, includingLe coeur de monsieur Gauguin(Governor General's Award) andMy Letter to the World and Other Poems(Governor General's Award Finalist, IRA Children's Choices), and she has won the Grand Prix for illustration (Magazines du Québec) for six years running.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Migrant; A Groundwood book
• Author: Maxine Trottier
• Illustrated by: Isabelle Arsenault
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press, 2011
• ISBN: 0888999755, 9780888999757
• Length: 32 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / Canada / General; Juvenile Fiction / People & Places / Mexico; Juvenile Fiction / Religious / Christian / General; Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Emigration & Immigration