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The colour of home

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Hassan feels out of place in a new cold, grey country.

At school, he paints a picture showing his colourful Somalian home, covered with the harsh colours of war from which his family has fled.

He tells his teacher about their voyage from Mogadishu to Mombassa, the refugee camp and on to England.

But gradually things change. When Hassan's parents put up his next picture on the wall, Hassan notices the maroon prayer mat, a bright green cushion and his sister Naima's pink dress - the new colours of home.

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Product Details
Frances Lincoln
0711219400 / 9780711219403
Laminated
823.914
06/06/2002
England
English
[25] p. : chiefly col. ill.
28 cm
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