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1. Avi, (2003). Silent movie. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

Abstract:
This black and white picture book vividly portrays a historical time when immigrants set sail for America. They hope for better lives and dream of prosperity. This journey comes from the immigrant's perspective, in the form of a movie, where language is a not a barrier.

Abstract provided by Michele Gillespie, 2005 for the Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University.

Keywords: [America] [Author's Note] [Family] [Feelings] [Film] [History] [Hope] [Illustrator's Note] [Immigrants] [Language] [Money] [Multicultural] [Nonverbal Communication] [Parents] [Poverty] [Sadness] [Shelter] [Siblings] [Sizes] [Stress Management] [Sweden] [Symbols] [Theatre]
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