Text Set by Bernal, Ernesto A https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais Meaningful transition and connections between migration, immigration, displacement and refugees. en-us 2019-03-27 20:16:05 UTC 2025-07-13 10:24:28 UTC hello@padlet.com Can we call home more than one place? ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345894634 Migration, immigration, displacement are concepts that affect all forms of living. It is not restricted to humans. Throughout this text set, students from 4th, 5th or 6th-grade level could identify similarities and contrasts between factors that generate movement to improve the quality of life. 

Some of these books can be used in the ELA class with English Learners (EL’s) and non-ELs. Bringing awareness of the facts that drives people to immigrate can help students to assimilate and respect other cultures better.

This text set starts with the idea of showing migration in the animal kingdom, and how multiple species move around due to different factors. As a second piece, we will read about the concept of home and habitat and the safest place for animals and people. Movement is the third piece of this series, in many cases chosen and in others forced and the emotional implications of this transition. We do see not only human movement but also how human growth has forced animals to adapt to live in areas that are not their natural habitats. 
The text set gets to the vital crises of refugees and all the global implications of this movement. Multiple books will narrate the political, religious and economic turmoil of people displaced because of the war.
Finally, we close our series with a books that celebrate the success of courages characters that survived and improved their lives after they had to emigrate. 

]]> 2019-03-27 20:33:51 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345894634 Text #1. Migration ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345897652 Nelson, R. (2011). Migration. Minneapolis: Lerner.
This text offers a general perspective on the natural migration cycle of several animals. This book is the first text that introduces the idea of mobility across species. It demonstrates that the animal kingdom always looks for resources and context that can provide them with food, shelter, warmth and allow them to procreate. ]]> 2019-03-27 20:45:06 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345897652 Text# 2 Butterfly Tree ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345900121 Markle, S., & Wu, L. (2011). Butterfly tree. Atlanta: Peachtree.
The main character of this book is a little girl who spotted a weird orange cloud.  After talking to her mother about what she saw they both walk to the woods to investigate. On the top of the trees, they discovered thousands of Monarch Butterflies resting during their journey south for the winter. 
The book provides a map and descriptions of the migration south and back north of the Monarch Butterflies. This book is useful for social studies and science classes.  If your class has some students originally from South America, they can relate to the same journey in search of better conditions to live.]]> 2019-03-27 20:54:38 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345900121 Text # 3 Welcome Home, Bear a book of animal habitats. ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345902094 Na, I. S. (2015). Welcome home, bear a book of animal habitats. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
A curious bear goes on an adventure to see how other animals live. He experienced multiple habitats that are not very suitable for bears. After visiting several habitats, he realizes that his original home is the best habitat for a bear.
This book might connect students with that nostalgia that immigrant and refugee children might feel when they miss their original home, and how all of them dream one day go back to what one day was their home.]]> 2019-03-27 21:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345902094 Text # 4 Home ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345903059 Ellis, C. (2015). Home. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.
A big book that shows the reader the diversity of homes that they can find around the world and in fictional stories. Just like the previous text about a bear visiting different habitats, this books talks about human homes. Colorful and creative that brings the reader to use their imagination about the endless possibilities of homes. Excellent text to elicit writing and drawing for low-level writers.

]]> 2019-03-27 21:07:21 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345903059 Text # 5 This is Our House ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345905680 Yum, H. (2013). This is our house. New York: Frances Foster Books.
This book shows a multigenerational family living under the same roof, where the experiences of the elders are repeated by the younger generation. 

ELs and Non-ELs in the classroom can relate to similar experiences where several generations have lived in the same place for years. It also connects with the previous books about animals who still live in the same habitats having the same patterns generation after generation. 

As a class, we can discuss what makes a house a home 


]]> 2019-03-27 21:19:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345905680 Text# 6 La Abuela en la Ciudad ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345909042 Castillo, L., & Galán, A. (2015). La abuela en la ciudad. San Joan Despí, Barcelona: Corimbo.
This book offers a contrast to the reader about perceptions. The main character is afraid of the unknown things that happen in the city. He felt it is not a safe place for his grandmother. Later on, he realizes that he didn’t know about the great things that a city has to offer, and how much fun he and his grandmother could have visiting the city. This book can connect with our students because several of them might be still apprehensive about the changes and how what is unknown is frightening.]]> 2019-03-27 21:34:48 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345909042 Text # 7 Lenny &Lucy ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345909749 Stead, P. C., & Stead, E. E. (2016). Lenny & Lucy. Sydney: A & U Children
Moving to a new house always present obstacles and situation that frighten us. This book shows the process of moving to a new house outside of the city. The main character a young child is taken to live in the woods. He feels that he has to protect his home from monsters with only the support of his loyal dog. In the end, he meets new friends and realizes that all the scary things he saw were just part of his imagination.
This books might be related to our students because it illustrates how frightening is the fact of moving from a safe home to a new house where everything seems scary at first. ]]> 2019-03-27 21:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345909749 Text # 8 Wild in The City ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345911725 Thornhill, J. (1996). Wild in the city. San Francisco, CA: Sierra Club Books for Children.
This book might be older than the professor requested, but it is needed in this series to show our students that the same way some people are displaced, forced to move from their natural land to a new country. This book illustrates how some wild animals have adapted to live in the city. These animals should be living in the forest and woods, but due to human development, these animals have adapted to live the best they can in a new environment. Humans are also forced to move to different areas around the world, and they need to change to be able to survive in their current setting.]]> 2019-03-27 21:48:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345911725 Text # 9 City Hawk: The Story of Pale Male ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345913358 McCarthy, M. (2008). City hawk: The story of Pale Male. Toronto: CNIB.
This book is one year older than the requirement given by the professor, but this connection between animals adapting to a new enviroment was needed to link the transition to immigration and displacement.  This book tells the story of a red-tailed hawk that lives in New York City. It shows how this bird has learned to live in a big city. He even found a female hawk to have chicks. Bird lovers all over NYC are amazed by the adaptation of this wild animal to the urban characteristics of this city.
This book could offer a connection to children about the possibilities of success in environments. Despite any difficulty, they can find success and happiness if they work hard.
]]> 2019-03-27 21:58:34 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345913358 Text # 10 In the new world: Afamiliy in two centuries. ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345914715 Raidt, G., & Holtei, C. (2015). In the new world: A family in two centuries. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge.
A beautiful story that started in 1850 when several German families emigrated to the US because of the hard economic situation. In that time more than 6 millions Germans move the US. Currently, over 50 million Americans descend from Germans. 
This books set the tone to introduce the concept of immigration to our students. It shows that America has been receiving immigrates for centuries, and their contributions have made this country what it is nowadays. 

]]> 2019-03-27 22:06:07 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/345914715 Text # 11 All the Way to America ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346345421 Yaccarino, D. (2011). All the way to America: The story of a big Italian family and a little shovel. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
This book narrates the story of an Italian family who moved from Italy. Their last name was changed in Ellis Island when they arrived. They worked hard and kept families traditions alive generation after generation. This family has its motto: Work Hard - Enjoy Life and Love your Family. This book can resonate with several of our ELs who were born in the US. They are a mix of traditions and hard work. ]]> 2019-03-28 21:08:03 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346345421 Text # 12 The Day War Came ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346347113 Davies, N., & Cobb, R. (2018). The day war came. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press.

This is the beautiful story of a girl who lost everything because of the war. It describes how her life was the day before the war started, and how even being far away from the war zone, the war is with her. Being a refugee has closed so many doors, and opportunities to people who didn’t have any saying in the conflict, but are just victims that the rest of the world sometimes look at them as responsible of what war has brought upon them.  
]]> 2019-03-28 21:17:12 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346347113 Text # 13 A Refugees Journey from Syria ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346348710 Mason, H. (2017). A refugees journey from Syria: Leaving my homeland. St. Catharines, ON: Crabtree Publishing Company.
This is a fantastic book with all the details about the conflict in Syria. Describe the journey of a whole family from Aleppo to Turkey. They pay a smuggler to help them go to Greece. The boat sank in the middle of the mediterranean sea, but they were rescued. They finally got asylum in Germany which is the country in Europe that has received the most significant amount of refugees.
The book mentions how countries around the world are helping but encourage the reader to be proactive and assist refugees in their community.]]> 2019-03-28 21:26:00 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346348710 Text # 14 A Refugees Jorney from Afghanistan ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346349212 Mason, H. (2017). A refugees journey from Afghanistan. St. Catharines, ON: Crabtree Publishing Company.
A child tells the story of her mother escaping from Afghanistan. The transition to the Taliban Regime brought the war in their land. Explain the connection between Afghanistan and the 911 attacks in the US.
Provides dates, maps, and critical information to understand the war in that country and how their citizens are refugees around the world.
Differentiation between Immigrant, Internally Displaced, and Refugee.]]> 2019-03-28 21:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346349212 Text # 15 A Refugees Journey from Iraq ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346350110 Rodger, E. (2017). A refugees journey from Iraq. St. Catharines, ON: Crabtree Publishing Company.
It is sad opening this book to discover that Iraqi children have never lived in a place where there is peace. Even their parents were born during the war. War has existed in this country for over 60 years.
This text explains the 20 years of Saddam Hussein in power. How the 
Islamic State was born in  Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). 
A beautiful expression from one of these refugees when they were granted permission to move to the US was "We are moving to Michigan, and Michigan sounds like 'FREEDOM' "]]> 2019-03-28 21:33:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346350110 Text # 16 A Refugees Journey from the Democratic Republic of the Congo ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346351287 Rodger, E. (2017). A refugees journey from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. St. Catharines, ON: Crabtree Publishing Company.
This book tells in detail how the militias in Congo recruit children as young as six years old to join them as soldiers. This country has been abused for centuries. In 1860 King Leopold forced people to work and exploited their natural resources. Multiple internal conflicts has internally displaced problem 2.9 millions of people. This book talks about an eight-year-old child soldier. He was drug and forced to kill. Thanks to reintegration centers he has rejoined civilian life, but he still struggles post-war traumas in his new country. ELs and Non-ELs would benefit from learning from this series of books; all of them would be able to see war and refugees from a different lens.]]> 2019-03-28 21:40:05 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346351287 Text # 17 Yoko Finds Her way ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346352894 Wells, R. (2014). Yoko finds her way. New York: Disney-Hyperion Books.
This is a young children book with fictional characters. Yoko's mom is planning a trip back to Japan. Yoko is helping her mother to get to the airport. Yoko is navigating all the information in English helping her mother understand her surroundings. Yoko gets lost but reading she found a way to the police for help. Mom got lost as well, but they finally reunited with the help of multiple signs, and they boarded the plane heading back to Japan. This book empowers young learners to study and put an effort at school because one day their parent might need them to be the support of their families. ]]> 2019-03-28 21:48:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346352894 Text # 18 One Green Apple ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346353574 Bunting, E., & Lewin, T. (2012). One green apple. Toronto: CNIB.
Farah is a new EL who experiences a field trip to an apple farm for the first time. She feels different. In the tour, she finds an apple tree that is different from the other trees, just like she is different from the other students.  Students collect apples and then make apple cider. Farah has gathered a green apple different from the other apples, but it also becomes part of the cider. She made her first friends in that field trip. She felt that as her apple blended with the other apples to make a sweet juice, she eventually will blend with the rest of the children.]]> 2019-03-28 21:52:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346353574 Text # 19 A piece of home ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346354768 CText # 19
Watts, J. H., & Yum, H. (2016). A piece of home. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press
A Korean family moves to the US because the father got a job as a college professor. Everybody feels that they had lost their identity and pride when they moved. In Korea they were smart, well know, and they were regular people. In the US they are different; they do not fit with the rest. The time passes, and all of them start learning English. Their perspective of their lives in the new country seems to be more positive.
This books also helps to connect with students that are in our classroom not for difficult situations back in their countries, but because the US has given better opportunities to their parents to grow professionally and economically. 
]]> 2019-03-28 22:00:31 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346354768 Text # 20 Malala Yousafzai: Education activist. ernesto_bernal1 https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346356067  Hansen, G. (2015). Malala Yousafzai: Education activist. Minneapolis, MN: Abdo Kids. 
This is a simplified Biography of Malala Yousafzai. Her journey in Pakistan and her devotion to bringing education to women in her country. It talks about the Taliban attack to Malala and how she kept fighting to defend the right of education for all. In the ESOL classroom could work as a sample to introduce writing about role models, themselves and their background.]]> 2019-03-28 22:08:37 UTC https://padlet.com/ernesto_bernal1/97mb4gspzais/wish/346356067