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Four Feet, Two Sandals | 
 enlarge | Authors: Karen Lynn William, Khadra Mohammad
Creator: Doug Chayka
Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Category: Book
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Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 118298
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 28
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 12.3 x 9.2 x 0.5
ISBN: 0802852963
EAN: 9780802852960
ASIN: 0802852963
Publication Date: August 2007
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Book Description
When relief workers bring used clothing to the refugee camp, everyone scrambles to grab whatever they can. Ten-year-old Lina is thrilled when she finds a sandal that fits her foot perfectly, until she sees that another girl has the matching shoe. But soon Lina and Feroza meet and decide that it is better to share the sandals than for each to wear only one. As the girls go about their routines -- washing clothes in the river, waiting in long lines for water, and watching for their names to appear on the list to go to America -- the sandals remind them that friendship is what is most important. Four Feet, Two Sandals was inspired by a refugee girl who asked the authors why there were no books about children like her. With warm colors and sensitive brush strokes, this book portrays the strength, courage, and hope of refugees around the world, whose daily existence is marked by uncertainty and fear.
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A thoughtful yet serious picturebook, highly recommended for children's public library and personal collections. September 6, 2007
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
Based on co-author Khadra Mohammed's experiences with refugees in Peshawar, a city on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, Four Feet, Two Sandals is a children's picturebook about ten-year-old Lina and her young friend who each discover one of a wonderful pair of sandals. Together they must solve the problem of how to share one pair of sandles between four feet! As they wait and hope for their names to appear on a list for a new home, the sandals become a symbol of their fast friendship - a bond that will endure even when one of them finally has the opportunity to escape the hard conditions and live in a new land. The broad brush strokes of illustrator Doug Chayka draw the reader in to the harsh and barren world of the refugees, where positive human relationships are an particular treasure amid the daily difficulty of survival. A thoughtful yet serious picturebook, highly recommended for children's public library and personal collections.
Very moving and inspiring! June 17, 2008
L.Walsh (Duxbury, MA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book deals with the concepts of friendship, hardship, sharing, and the reality of life for some children in the world. It is sad but heartwarming. The large number of children around the world being displaced because of war, famine, natural disasters and more make this book an important tool in helping to discuss this uncomfortable subject with your children.
A powerful story July 19, 2008
Vivian Fransen (New Providence, NJ)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
"Four Feet, Two Sandals" is a powerful book,
introducing readers to the experience of
refugee children in Pakistan. This is an
excellent teaching tool for having conversations
about sharing, donating and receiving clothes
and shoes, and developing friendships. Bravo!
Powerful and Touching July 28, 2008
Abanana
A realistic, powerful and touching children's story that takes a lesson on sharing what we have on a deeper level than most children experience in the States.
Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children August 14, 2008
Yana V. Rodgers (New Brunswick, NJ)
Lina and Feroza, two young girls from Afghanistan living in a refugee camp in Pakistan, first meet after a frenzied crowd has jostled for used clothing that relief workers threw off the back of a truck. What could have been a misfortune, with each girl retrieving one sandal from a matching pair, turns out to be a stroke of luck as the girls take turns with the sandals and become friends. This friendship helps them to endure the hardships of their daily routines collecting water, washing clothes in the river, mourning lost family members, and caring for younger siblings while boys in the camp attend school. The sandals later take on a symbolic role when one of the girls leaves camp for a new home.
This moving book provides an effective tool for teaching about what it means to be a refugee, how children in refugee camps spend their time, and how the experiences can differ for girls and boys. Although the topic may be weighty and difficult, the tone is relatively subtle and hopeful so as to appeal to young readers. Intertwined with the touching story are valuable economics lessons about scarcity, human resources, wants, and needs. The dramatic artwork and compelling text work well together to make reading this book a memorable experience.
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