Seeking Shanti: A Family’s Story of Climate Migration
Written by Jesse Byrd
and Sandy Kaur Gill
Illustrated by Monica Paola Rodriguez
Published by Paw Prints Publishing
After Kavya and her family are flooded out of their home in Southeast Asia, they have to make the difficult decision to return and try to rebuild or move away from their native land.
The creators of Seeking Shanti is the same team behind the non-profit Create-Structure and Better Shelter. Over the past five years, Better Shelter has collaborated with leading UN organizations, NGOs, governmental donors and the private sector to provide shelter for the displaced due to climate crises. So far, they have provided 60,000 shelters that benefit displaced families, classrooms and health care facilities in over 60 countries.
Primary ISBN: 9781223191492
Publication Date: May 2023
Available As: Hardcover, Paperback
Picture Book, Age 05 or older
Community Represented: Unspecified (South Asian)
Themes: Family Relationship: Parents, Natural Disaster/Climate Change, Refugee: Environmental Crisis
Setting: Southeast Asia
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Refugee or Asylee
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