Home Now

by Lesley Beake

Book Overview

Sieta remembers a happy home far away over the mountains, but now she is living with her Aunty in a place she must call Home Now. Her new home is a busy, friendly place but Sieta can't seem to smile.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580891624
• ISBN13: 9781580891622
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.6" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 2

Customer Reviews

A TOUCHING TALE TO RAISE AWARENESS

Sieta is told that the new place where she lives with her aunty is her "home now." It's a good place, filled with friendly men, women and children who work hard and care for each other. It is not Sieta's real home as she is an orphan, an African child whose mother and father died. She cannot help feeling sad as she remembers the happy times that she shared with her parents when they lived by "a green garden in a dry land." Then one day her school class visits the elephant park where orphan elephants are kept safe and protected. She is drawn to the youngest elephant, Satara, and seems to understand his state of loss. Eventually, as Sieta visits Satara, she is able to make her peace with and find contentment in her new home. An author's note explains that this fictional story represents the plight of millions of African children whose parents have died of AIDS. "Home Now" is a poignant, touching tale intended to raise awareness of this very real problem in our world. - Gail Cooke