Migrants

Eduard Altarriba is a graphic designer and illustrator. He runs Alababalà, a studio producing games, exhibitions, animation, apps and practical and fun workbooks for children. He has illustrated a number of books published by GMC Publications including, Discovering Architecture, Discovering Energy, My First Book of Electromagnetism, My First Book of Microbes, My First Book of Quantum Physics, My First Book of Relativity, My First Book of the Cosmos, What is War? and Migrants. Eduard lives in Barcelona, Spain.

This is an effective book for explaining migration to children aged 8 and up. It provides context for what is happening in the world today and outlines the causes and consequences of the movement of people from one country to another. The complexities of the subject have been made easy to understand with graphic-style illustrations, maps and diagrams supporting clear and objective text. It’s a comprehensive overview of the subject. Though free of emotive language, this is a powerful book that is helpful in highlighting global inequality.

• Humanity has always moved  5What are borders?  6Why are the borders where they are?  7Passports and visas  8How do you get the documentation required to enter a country?  9Who does NOT have trouble crossing a frontier?  10Who DOES have trouble crossing a frontier?  11European colonizations  12Who can migrate?  14Where to go?  15Main migratory routes  16Why do people migrate?  18Escaping war  21Refugees  22Mobs  24Summarizing . . .  26People who don't like that immigrants coming to their country  28Dossier: The migratory crisis in the Mediterranean  31Dossier: Migrant caravans to the United States  37