On the Move: Home Is Where You Find It
A powerful poetry collection explores the concepts of home and human migration through the lenses of the author’s personal and family history. An introduction titled “Migrant Poetry” briefly discusses the long history of human migration and elucidates the difference between a migrant and a refugee. Rosen’s Jewish family members, many of who were displaced or are “missing” due to the Holocaust, are the subject of the first section of poetry, in which the author ponders his family’s cultural traditions, songs, and languages—all of which originated in another country. A section titled “The War” recounts the author’s visit to Europe after World War II and his parents’ stories about the war, while “The Migrants in Me” is a meditation on the author’s challenging search for information about several family members who were murdered by Nazis. A final section, “On the Move Again,” draws connections between Rosen’s family history and refugees today. Underlying the collection is a plea for compassion: Throughout the world all kinds of people find themselves uprooted, for all kinds of reasons, all the time. ©2022 Cooperative Children’s Book Center
Illustrated by Quentin Blake
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 9-14
Age Range:
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)
Grades 9-12 (Age 14 and older)
Format:
Poetry
Subjects:
20th Century
21st Century
Empathy and Compassion
Holocaust
Jewish People
Migration
Refugees
World History
World War II
Diversity subject:
Jewish
Publisher:
Candlewick
Publish Year: 2022
Pages: 125
ISBN: 9781536218107
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 811 Rosen