Embedded Files
Maryam est obligée de quitter son pays natal car ses parents ont décidé d'immigrer dans un pays libre. Dans un premier temps, la petite fille est malheureuse car elle doit apprendre une nouvelle langue et se familiariser avec un autre univers.
Publication Information
Published: 2019
Originally written in French
Number of pages: 45 pages
Recommended FSL Programs and Grades
Recommended FSL Programs and Grades
Grade 9 (Open, Core [Applied and Academic])
Grade 10 (Core, Applied)
Grade 10 (Core, Academic)
Race/Ethnic/Geographic Information
Race/Ethnic/Geographic Information
Author: Maryam Madjidi was born in 1980 in Tehran. She left Iran at the age of six to live in France. She displays French to unaccompanied minors.
Characters: Iranian
Setting: uncertain where character moves from and to
Notes from a teacher-reader
Notes from a teacher-reader
Short read (45 pages)
Story on a little girl moving from "Là-bas" to "Ici"
It is about the struggle of a new language and different food.
Hook: Focus on identity challenges of arriving to a new country.
Unspecific setting: Does not say where story takes place, only mentions “ici” and “là-bas”.
Starts in the country where she was born (because the country she’s from is not clearly identified, it can be relatable to students).
Teacher read the book in under 10 minutes.
Iran often not included in la Francophonie, but in Iran, French was often taught as a foreign language. French was a popular language for a while in Iran (regime changes affected this) - Natasha Faroogh
Good tie into travel vocabulary, prépositions de lieu, future tense verbs.
Classroom use:
Repetitive vocabulary and short simple sentences
Relatable to newcomers
Accessible vocabulary. Not a challenging read
Feel free to contact the teacher-reader, Caitlin Doyle, at caitlin.doyle@tdsb.on.ca if you have questions about this novel.
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse