agudenburr's review against another edition
4.0
A great story about how people came from different countries, recently or their ancestors, and are now Australian. I really enjoyed the diversity of people and their reasons for moving to Australia. This would make a great elementary read aloud or beginning storytime book.
wordnerd153's review against another edition
3.0
Love the idea, but not sure if young readers outside of Australia will connect to it.
libraryelf's review against another edition
4.0
The only issue with this book is that it's from Australia so it's based in Australia. It's a book everyone could read though to recognize we're all together.
chachacenteno's review against another edition
2.0
Not too fond of the past tense when "refugee" characters talk about where they came from, "My country was Afghanistan." Sometimes where you come from is deeper than surface geographic or citizenship connections.
kristinajean's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 stars
A celebration of immigrants to Australia. Decent rhymes and dynamic illustrations.
It is a shame that aboriginals are not mentioned.
However, as an American, it's a shame that any similar book would whitewash the truth of immigration. This is the story I wish America could tell, too.
A celebration of immigrants to Australia. Decent rhymes and dynamic illustrations.
It is a shame that aboriginals are not mentioned.
However, as an American, it's a shame that any similar book would whitewash the truth of immigration. This is the story I wish America could tell, too.
mfaust's review against another edition
4.0
Australia population primer. It showcases different people groups and why they immigrated to Australia and from where. Interesting illustrations. I would like to see this as a series for many other countries, i.e. the USA.
Promotes: diversity, geography, Australia-recognition, travel, acceptance
Promotes: diversity, geography, Australia-recognition, travel, acceptance
k_adams's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
3.25
I’m an Immigrant too! by Mem Fox; illustrated by Ronojoy Ghosh
Published in 2018
8+ years old
This immigrant picture book describes a few kids and where their ancestors came from. For example, they all live in different parts of Australia, but one kid's family came from Ireland, another from Italy, another from Greece. Even though all of these people came from different countries, they are all living together in Australia, all doing the same activities and loving each other and their differences. All came from near and far to live in the same place to live in peace.
I think this book could be used for the classroom. It shows that people who traveled near and far came to one country to live peacefully to enjoy the same tasks on hand. It shows that people can be different and respect each other for their differences, and that can be a lesson used in the classroom.
hlminton's review against another edition
hopeful
informative
inspiring
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Read this back to back with Marie-Louise Gay's picture book Mustafa, which had more of an emotional impact for me, but this is a sweet celebration of diversity.
mackenzievirginia's review against another edition
4.0
Obviously paints a rosier picture of Australia and immigration than is the reality, but a nice and important book.
bdietrich's review
3.0
Prep for this summer's Reading Buddies
Shows how diverse Australia is thanks to immigrants. There's even one child who's a refugee. Some of the rhymes work very well while others are forced-- perhaps, though, in an Australian accent they work better.
Shows how diverse Australia is thanks to immigrants. There's even one child who's a refugee. Some of the rhymes work very well while others are forced-- perhaps, though, in an Australian accent they work better.
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