Ahead of Refugee Week, we round up entertaining stories, poems and nonfiction to help children of all ages learn about refugees and gain understanding
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ant your kids to have a better understanding of people seeking sanctuary? Ahead of Refugee Week this month the team behind A Day of Welcome, being celebrated in more than 550 schools across the UK on 13 June, have put together this reading list for children, along with the National Centre for Writing and the Unesco Cities of Literature network. These brilliant and entertaining books help to encourage conversation and understanding of refugees.
What is a Refugee? by Elsie Gravel
This accessible picture book explains the term refugee and the experiences of displacement to young children.
