Hear My Voice: Stories of Children Detained at the Mexican/American Border Told in Their Own Words (English and Spanish)

By Warren Binford

Book Overview

The moving stories of children in migration--in their own words.

"In Spanish and in English, a devastating first-person account of children's experiences in detention at the southern U.S. border.... A powerful, critical document only made more heartbreaking in picture-book form." --Kirkus Reviews starred review

Every day, children in migration are detained at the US-Mexico border. They are scared, alone, and their lives are in limbo. Hear My Voice/Escucha mi voz shares the stories of 61 these children, from Honduras, Guatemala, El Salvador, Ecuador, and Mexico, ranging in age from five to seventeen--in their own words from actual sworn testimonies. Befitting the spirit of the project, the book is in English on one side; then flip it over, and there's a complete Spanish version.

Illustrated by 17 Latinx artists, including Caldecott Medalist and multiple Pura Belpr? Illustrator Award-winning Yuyi Morales and Pura Belpr? Illustrator Award-winning Raὺl the Third. Includes information, questions, and action points. Buying this book benefits Project Amplify, an organization that supports children in migration.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: Spanish
• ISBN: 1523513489
• ISBN13: 9781523513482
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Workman Kids
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 11.1" x 8.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 11 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 6