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Two Worlds, One Child's HeartThis is a true and exciting story about two children, two countries and one friendship.Nominated for DBW18 Award"Zhao Yang was born in a great and mysterious country - China.He lived there with his family, in all kinds of weather.Shahar was born in a small and unique country - Israel.He traveled to China with his parents to study, tour, and enjoy.One day, they encountered each other on a street in China.Both were licking sweet, pink ice cream.They looked at each other silently and curiously, for not only did they not know each other, but they could see that they really did not look alike - they were so very different.They liked playing the same games, and they cried the same tears when saying goodbye, but they lived in worlds so far apart from each other, worlds in which children live who are so dissimilar and yet so very similar."Two Worlds, One Child's Heart" is a true story that took place in China, being published in Hebrew and in ChineseThis is a book describing friendship between children from different cultures. Even though seemingly they are different it turns out there are similarities. Gradually their friendship is interwoven between them and along with that, we learn some Chinese. The beautiful drawings actually carry us to the Far East" Ran Yagil, "Maariv"."Kaminsky certainly knows how to tell a story and Nadya Adina Rose does wonder with her drawings. a fascinating world of scents, sounds, and taste emerges from the pages...", Osnat Blair - "Parents and Children"."The book opens a small, and colorful aperture to The Dragon Country and grants its readers a few "bites" of local cultures. The readers find themselves attached to the plot, the sceneries, the food, and the scents of that far away country. By the end of the book, the readers can say hello in Chinese and even count to ten". Shula Frumer- "Yediot Tikshoret""My impression was that it concerns an important book, intended to nurture ideological issues, such as co-existence and tolerance which should be promoted among our students...", Ms. Odaya Mel, Regional instructor for reading skills and literature on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Israel.Generally about the book: "The more we direct the children to accept the different whoever it is, thus we shall gain a more supportive and accepting society. Through the constitutive story of the journey of Shahar and Zhao Young, the children understand that it is precisely the difference that is bringing them closer and in fact, When everything is different it is easier to find the similar".Magazine "Being Parents".

Friendship

Acceptance

Diversity

Adventure

Courage

Two Worlds, One Child's Heart - A true and exciting story about two children, two countries and one friendship: Children book - Accepting others (Self-Reliance Books for Kids 3)

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