What Is a Refugee?

　　難民就和你我一樣是人，因為安全受到威脅，必須逃離自己的國家。有些人必須離開，是因為掌控國家權力的人不喜歡他們的所想的事或所說的話，有些人是因為宗教的關係，而有些人就只是因為和別人不一樣……以童真的語言，透過孩子容易理解和產生共鳴的描述方式，引導孩子了解難民的處境，學習以更寬廣的心包容理解他人。透過繪本也可以作為孩子進一步了解戰爭和難民相關議題的起點，並啟發更多思考與討論。

An accessible picture book that oh-so-simply and graphically introduces the term ＂refugee＂ to curious young children to help them better understand the world in which they live.

Who are refugees? Why are they called that word? Why do they need to leave their country? Why are they sometimes not welcome in their new country? In this relevant picture book for the youngest children, author-illustrator Elise Gravel explores what it means to be a refugee in bold, graphic illustrations and spare text. This is the perfect tool to introduce an important and timely topic to children.

Elise Gravel is an award-winning author-illustrator from Quebec. She studied graphic design at Le Collège d’Enseignement Général et Professional and has since published numerous picture books including La clé à molette (La Courte Échelle Publishers), which won the Governor General’s Literary Award for illustration. She is inspired by social causes and lives in Montreal with her husband and two children. Visit her online at www.elisegravel.com/en and follow her on Twitter (@EliseGravel) and Instagram (elise_gravel).