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Name: The Bicycle : How an Act of Kindness Changed a Young Refugee's Life
Author: McCormick, Patricia
ISBN: [978-0-06-305699-2,0-06-305699-2]

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The Bicycle : How an Act of Kindness Changed a Young Refugee's Life

Author: McCormick, Patricia

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Follett Number: 2649SE2
Audience: Lower Elementary
Publisher: Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2024
Format: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN-13: 978-0-06-305699-2
ISBN-10: 0-06-305699-2
LCCN: 2023-942530
Dewey: 305.9
Classifications: Nonfiction

Subjects:

Autobiographies

Bicycles

Creative Nonfiction

Girls Kurdistan

Kindness

Picture Books

Refugees Iraq

"Ages 4-8"--Jacket flap. "For generations, Mevan and her family lived in their beloved Kurdistan. But when they are forced to flee by the Iraqi government, Mevan must leave everything behind. Her family travels from country to country in search of safety; and with each stop, Mevan feels more and more alone. Until . . . a stranger's gift changes everything. Based on Mevan Babakar's own childhood, this is a moving reminder of how powerful just one act of kindness can be"--Provided by publisher.

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The true story of how a simple act of kindness changed a young refugee's life--from award-winning author Patricia McCormick with Mevan Babakar. For generations, Mevan and her family lived in their beloved Kurdistan. But when they are forced to flee by the Iraqi government, Mevan must leave everything behind. Her family travels from country to country in search of safety; and with each stop, Mevan feels more and more alone. Until . . . a stranger's gift changes everything. Based on Mevan Babakar's own childhood, this is a moving reminder of how powerful just one act of kindness can be.

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