The Color of Home by Mary Hoffman and illustrated by Karin Littlewood.  New York:  Phyllis Fogelman Books, 2002.

ISBN:  0803728417

Media:  Watercolor

Q4/P4

Hassan draws his memories of the war in Somalia on his first day of school in the U.S.  His teacher discovers this and brings an interpreter the next day to help Hassan communicate and adapt.

CURRICULUM CONNECTION:  6^th – 8^th grade for multicultural topics and social studies classes

FBoggs 07/09