This book outlines the ways educators can support positive educational and social outcomes for the most vulnerable children in their communities.
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Books about refugees in Australia
Creating Spaces of Wellbeing and Belonging for Refugee and Asylum-Seeker Students: Skills and Strategies for School Leaders
This practical resource for principals and school leaders provides guidance on how to develop schools into places of belonging for all children, especially children of refugee and asylum-seeker backgrounds.
Creating a Sense of Belonging for Immigrant and Refugee Students Strategies for K-12 Educators
This book, written by four award-winning teachers, offers compelling stories and practical applications to help you reach your students in the classroom and beyond.
Perspectives on Transitions in Refugee Education Ruptures, Passages, and Re-Orientations
This book covers various aspects of refugee transitions and their intersections with educational experiences.
Understanding and Supporting Refugee Children and Young People: A Practical Resource for Teachers, Parents and Carers of Those Exposed to the Trauma of War
This book is a resource for those parents and professionals seeking to support children through the trauma of war and conflict.
Books for children
The Bone Sparrow
The story, written for children aged 10-13, highlights the nature of Australian detention centres.
Oranges in No Man’s Land
Since her father left Lebanon to find work and her mother tragically died in a shell attack, ten-year-old Ayesha has been living in the bomb-ravaged city of Beirut with her granny and her two younger brothers.
No Words
This is the story of a 12-year-old refugee who’s trying to establish a new life in Australia, grapple with his past and, most importantly, find his voice.
The Good Braider
Viola and her family flee the war in Sudan, and they find themselves in Portland.
Books about refugees in the world
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Set against the backdrop of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the rise of the Taliban, this novel follows the intersecting stories of two Afghan women.
Crossing
When shame, guilt, and the ruins of authoritarianism in Albania push Bujar and Agim to leave everything behind and flee to Italy, the unfamiliar life of an immigrant and asylum seeker sets Bujar on a path of reinvention.
What is the What: The Autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng
This is the story of Valentino Achak Deng, a refugee in war-ravaged southern Sudan who flees from his village in the mid-1980s and becomes one of the so-called Lost Boys.
Refugee Tales: Vol III
In Refugee Tales III we read the stories of people who have been through the process of seeking asylum, many of whom have yet to see their cases resolved and who live in fear that at any moment they might be detained...
