The Voyage, Vescio Robert

Displaced by war and conflict, a refugee family sets out on a voyage into the unknown. Told in only a few words (one word per page) this is the powerful story of a family fleeing their war-torn country and making a dangerous trip across the ocean to a new life in a new land. Chaos begins the story, as the family escapes. Wild is the midway point, as the small boat battles through a storm. Companion marks the sighting of a whale that briefly keeps them company as their voyage continues. Beauty is the sight of a green, beautiful land ahead of them. Safe is the beginning of their new life in their new home. Simple, yet evocative, The Voyage gives new meaning to the phrase a picture is worth a thousand words, as Robert Vescios sparse text and Andrea Edmonds beautiful illustrations encourage young readers to create their own background story and thus identify more deeply with the plight of refugees and those less fortunate.