Badir and the Beaver (Orca Echos)

by Shannon Stewart (Author) Sabrina Gendron (Illustrator)

Badir and the Beaver (Orca Echos)
Reading Level: 2nd − 3rd Grade
Series: Orca Echoes
It's Ramadan, a time to focus on good deeds and to fast, and Badir and his brother, Anis, are out for a walk one evening while they wait for their iftar meal. In the park Badir sees a rat. A very, very large rat. He soon learns it's actually a beaver, an animal that doesn't live in Tunisia, the country Badir and his family have emigrated from. It turns out that some of the neighbors who enjoy the park think this beaver is a bit of a pest, but Badir thinks it's wonderful and learns everything he can about the iconic Canadian animal. When a petition is started to remove the beaver, Badir, who knows firsthand how difficult it is to leave your home behind, rallies his classmates to save it. And with a little help from new friends, the kids learn that collaboration and faith can change the way we think about the world.
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Review quotes

★ With her gentle tale, Stewart does an excellent job at promoting cultural understanding&#8230A beautifully written page-turner about belonging.— "Kirkus Reviews, starred review"
Classification
Fiction
ISBN-13
9781459817272
Lexile Measure
620
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Publication date
April 16, 2019
Series
Orca Echoes
BISAC categories
JUV039000 - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | General
JUV002160 - Juvenile Fiction | Animals | Mammals
JUV045000 - Juvenile Fiction | Readers | Chapter Books
JUV017090 - Juvenile Fiction | Holidays & Celebrations | Other, Religious
JUV030030 - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | Canada - General
Library of Congress categories
Immigrants
Canada
Wildlife conservation
Fasts and feasts
Islam
Beavers
Ramadan
Tunisians

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