Cat Man of Aleppo - Lectura Social

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Publicado el 25 de septiembre de 2020 por G. P. Putnam's Sons, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.

ISBN:: 978-1-9848-1378-7

The Caldecott Honor-winning true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, who in the midst of the Syrian Civil War courageously offered safe haven to Aleppo's abandoned cats. Aleppo's city center no longer echoes with the rich, exciting sounds of copper-pot pounding and traditional sword sharpening. His neighborhood is empty except for the many cats left behind. Alaa loves Aleppo, but when war comes his neighbors flee to safety, leaving their many pets behind. Alaa decides to stay. He can make a difference by driving an ambulance, carrying the sick and wounded to safety. One day he hears hungry cats calling out to him on his way home. They are lonely and scared, just like him. He feeds and pets them to let them know they are loved. The next day more cats come, and then even more! There are too many for Alaa to take care of on his own. Alaa …

The Caldecott Honor-winning true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, who in the midst of the Syrian Civil War courageously offered safe haven to Aleppo's abandoned cats. Aleppo's city center no longer echoes with the rich, exciting sounds of copper-pot pounding and traditional sword sharpening. His neighborhood is empty except for the many cats left behind. Alaa loves Aleppo, but when war comes his neighbors flee to safety, leaving their many pets behind. Alaa decides to stay. He can make a difference by driving an ambulance, carrying the sick and wounded to safety. One day he hears hungry cats calling out to him on his way home. They are lonely and scared, just like him. He feeds and pets them to let them know they are loved. The next day more cats come, and then even more! There are too many for Alaa to take care of on his own. Alaa has a big heart, but he will need help from others if he wants to keep all of his new friends safe. - Publisher.

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Kelly reseñó Cat Man of Aleppo de Yuko Shimizu

The Cat Man of Aleppo

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The Cat Man of Aleppo is written by Irene Lathm and Karim Shamsi-Basha, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu. This book earned a Caldecott Honor (2021), Middle East Book Award (2020), Cogan Heroes Picture Book Award (2023), and was selected as a Notable Children’s Book (2021) by the Association for Library Service to Children. The Cat Man of Aleppo is a historical fiction book based around actual historical events and people. Alaa loved his bustling, beautiful, and energetic city of Aleppo. Unfortunately, when a seven year long war broke out in Syria many citizens were forced to flee for safety. Alaa stayed behind to continue his work as an ambulance driver. Alaa’s community changed drastically as people fled and his city was being turned into rubble by bombings. Alaa noticed that despite his community feeling rather empty, many cats had been left behind as people fled. He decided he would be the …

The Cat Man of Aleppo is written by Irene Lathm and Karim Shamsi-Basha, illustrated by Yuko Shimizu. This book earned a Caldecott Honor (2021), Middle East Book Award (2020), Cogan Heroes Picture Book Award (2023), and was selected as a Notable Children’s Book (2021) by the Association for Library Service to Children. The Cat Man of Aleppo is a historical fiction book based around actual historical events and people. Alaa loved his bustling, beautiful, and energetic city of Aleppo. Unfortunately, when a seven year long war broke out in Syria many citizens were forced to flee for safety. Alaa stayed behind to continue his work as an ambulance driver. Alaa’s community changed drastically as people fled and his city was being turned into rubble by bombings. Alaa noticed that despite his community feeling rather empty, many cats had been left behind as people fled. He decided he would be the one to look after the abandoned cats. This book was truly thought-provoking. Most of us think of the trauma people go through having to leave their home, family and community behind when they have to leave a war-torn area. We often do not think of the helpless animals that are left behind. While this book takes place in Syria, it makes you remember that this also happens everywhere war breaks out.
I would highly recommend this book for 2nd-4th grade students. We do want to be cognizant of students who are refugees from war-torn areas. I have students who have gone through this exact situation of having to leave pets behind as they head towards safety. This could be a triggering topic for those students, but it might also be a safe place for them to share their story. There are many nonfiction books that have messages of kindness like the one in this book. While studying this genre it could be a meaningful experience to look for examples of kindness and having students record them in a kindness journal. They could write about an act of kindness that they have done that could be similar to the example they found in the text. Many times when I ask students comprehension questions about having an experience like the one in the text, they think it has to be the exact same experience. This could be a good opportunity to relate our personal experience to the experience of a character.

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