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BHS Learning Centre has a large collection of books to support your inquiries into migration. Use the Library Inquiry and key words to locate the call number and shelf location for the books related to this unit. Below, you will find just a few of the books that relate to this Unit of Inquiry.

__**John Marsden**__ **//"The Rabbits"//**
This picture book is a beautifully written and illustrated. It is an excellent example of the concept of 'terra nullius', which you will discuss when looking at the colonisation of Australia, during the tuning phase of your class inquiries. The illustrations are 'open ended', adding extra details to the text.

**__Beverley Naidoo__ //"Making it home: real life stories of children forced to flee"//**
Beverley Naidoo has collected stories from children around the world who were forced to flee their homes due to war. The author has included maps and brief histories of each of the children's countries, which will assist you should you choose to inquire into one of these countries. The language of this book is suitable for Year Five students.

__**Cath Senker**__ **//"Why are people refugees?"//** [[image:http://www.newsfromnowhere.org.uk/img/books/9780750251686.jpg width="99" height="130" align="left"]]
This book will teach you the difference between refugees, internally displaced persons and economic migrants. These are some of the concepts that you will be discussing with your teacher in the tuning in stage of your migration unit. The author has used beautiful photographs, as well as quotes and case studies of families, to help you understand these concepts.

__**Melissa Leembruggen**__ **//"The Sudan Project"//**
This book covers Learner Profile attributes inquirers, knowledgeable and caring. It is aimed at giving the reader an understanding of how the war in Darfur, a region in the Sudan in Africa, has affected families and how you can help create a more peaceful world.

A note for members of the Make a Difference (MAD) club... This book includes addresses of organisations that are assisting in the Sudan. You may be interested in focusing one of your fundraising events on the plight of those in Darfur.

__**Cath Senker**__ "The Global Village: Migration and Refugees"
Another wonderful book by the author of Why are people refugees? Cath Senker talks about globalisation and how it is affecting the world. The photographs are very helpful and will provide you with a better understanding of refugees and the difficulties they face. The author asks some very interesting questions about tradition and culture and will make you think about how these can be lost when people move for any reason.

__**Louise Armstrong**__ "Real life stories: Living as a refugee. Mohammed's Story"
Louise Armstrong uses a combination of photographs and interviews with Mohammed, a young boy forced to flee his own country and live in America. The book is very clearly set out and will help you to understand how Mohammed learned to cope in the crisis.