OPEN A BOOK,OPEN THE WORLD
作者：Odeh, Maysa/ Betawi, Aliaa(ill.)
出版社：St. Martin's P.
年份：2024
ISBN：9781250896704
書號：30275225
裝訂：精裝
定價：$700
優惠價：$595元
故事的主角是一個名叫法絲婷（Falasteen）的小女孩。
在學校裡，老師請班上的每一個孩子在世界地圖上指出自己家族的根基與「家」所在的地方。同學們紛紛自信地指著地圖上的各個國家，但當輪到法絲婷時，她卻遇到了困難——她翻遍了眼前的地圖，卻怎麼也找不到「巴勒斯坦（Palestine）」這個名字。
帶著心中的困惑與失落，法絲婷回到家。透過與家人溫馨的對話、長輩們的記憶，以及那些被保存下來的文化傳統與家族故事，她漸漸明白：真正的「家」與「根」，不只是一條被墨水劃分出來的國界線，而是流淌在血液裡的文化、記憶，以及土地的故事。
這本書以溫柔而深刻的視角，描繪了一個孩子對自我身分的追尋，以及在面對流散與尋根時，家族所賦予的愛與力量。
A Kirkus Best Book of 2024
A Booklist Editors Choice 2024
A young Palestinian girl living in diaspora struggles to find her homeland on a map in this gentle and heartfelt picture book.
At school, Falasteen and her classmates are tasked with finding their families' home countries on a map, but no matter how hard she looks, Falasteen can't find Palestine.
Can a place exist if it's not on a map? Confused, Falasteen turns to her family for answers. Her grandfather, grandmother, and Mama encourage her to see their homeland from a different perspective, and each of their stories helps her understand her people's history and her own place in the world.
Filled with beautiful, inspiring illustrations and thoughtful back matter that outlines key terms and historical moments, this is a story of family, resilience and home always being where the heart is.
