Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Journey
by Margriet Ruurs and Nizar Ali Badr
Rama and her family, are forced to flee their once-peaceful village to escape... read more
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- Grade
- 1-6
- Genre
- Picture Book
- Cultural Experience
- Asian
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Middle Eastern
Year Published 2016
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 480L
- ATOS Reading Level: Currently Not Available
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- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Social Studies
- Subject Headings
- Syria
- Refugees
- Syria--History--Civil War, 2011---Refugees--Juvenile fiction
- Bilingual
- Civil War (Syria : 2011-)
- Syria--History--Civil War, 2011---Refugees--Fiction
- Stories in rhyme
- Bilingual books
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | Multigenerational
- Civil War, 2011-
- Young Adult People & Places
- Refugees--Syria--Fiction
- Arabic language materials
- History
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Middle East
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Picture books
- Civil War (Syria : 2011- )
- Stories in rhyme--Juvenile fiction
- Refugees--Syria--Juvenile fiction
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Meet-the-Author Recording with Margriet Ruurs about Stepping Stones
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Audio Name Pronunciation with Margriet Ruurs
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Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 4
Cultural Representation Reflection
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Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
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Comprehension Graphic Organizers
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Teaching Notes from Lamont Books
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Book Readings 3

Complete Video Reading narrated by Margriet Ruurs
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Video Book Reading in Arabic and English (Bilingual) narrated by Margriet Ruurs (English) and Falah Raheem (Arabic)
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Audiobook Excerpt narrated by Margriet Ruurs and Falah Raheem
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Book Trailers 1

Video Book Trailer from Orca Book Publishers
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Vocabulary Resources 1
Vocabulary Graphic Organizers
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Awards & Distinctions 3

Notable Books for a Global Society, 1996-2025
Selection, 2017

Middle East Book Award, 2000-2023
Picture Book Honor, 2017

Junior Library Guild Selections, 2012-2025
Multicultural Selection, 2016
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