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For Allison, a Catholic girl living in Belfast, Northern Ireland, walking to school is scary. Tensions between Protestants and Catholics are high, and the only route to her school is through a Protestant neighborhood. The taunts and threats of the adults from both groups upset her. But could it be that there are Protestant kids who hate this fighting just as much as she does? Inspired by a real incident that occurred in Belfast several years ago this story reflects the fears and hopes of children worldwide who are caught up in the violence of centuries-old religious and cultural conflicts. As a Protestant living in Ireland during "the Troubles," Eve bunting experienced such prejudice firsthand. She says "Walking to School" could just as easily have been about a Protestant child walking through a Catholic area-sadly, there was more than enough intolerance to go around. Once again, Eve Bunting has found a way to explore a complicated contemporary situation in easy-to-understand terms, revealing powerful universal themes. And she shows that, sometimes, a ray of kindness can cut through the violence.
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"I write about what moves me, and I am moved by things in society, sad things...I grew up in Ireland and have realized that if there's ever going to be a true world or national community, people have to reach out to each other--to know other people who are different, people who aren't like you, and people who you think don't like you. My message in "Walking to School" is one of comng together and tolerance for other people." (Eve Bunting )
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5.0 out of 5 stars (2 customer reviews)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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I've been waiting for this!, Nov 16 2008
By Books Come Alive "Storyreader" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Walking to School (Hardcover)
This is what all picture books should be. A perfect blend of words and pictures makes this story come alive! Eve Bunting's lilting words and Michael Dooling's breathtaking pictures are like being there!
I am currently preparing to use this for presentations with 5th and 6th graders, middle schoolers,parents and teachers.
I am a storyreader or, as Eve Bunting would say, a Shanachie. I tour schools around the country and I can't wait to use this one!!
Jim McKenna,[...]
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5.0 out of 5 stars
This is a beautifully told tale of the child's walk to school during the Northern Ireland conflict, Aug 10 2009
By D. Fowler "Dragonfly77" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Walking to School (Hardcover)
Allison, still a bit sleepy-eyed looking, was lying in bed thinking about how much Protestants and Catholics hated each other. She was wondering if Northern Ireland was like the rest of the world . . . "Allison, love. Time to get up." Ugh. It was only the second day of school and she didn't feel like getting up, let alone going there. She forced herself to get up and put on her school uniform. She didn't like school, she didn't like the uniform and sometimes she was just scared. She did like her "lucky tiger's-eye marble" though. She won that from John Sweeney. It was her "most favorite thing."
She sat down to breakfast and cringed when her mother said Uncle Frank was coming by. She overheard him talking about Liam Connors, who just happened to end up beaten to a pulp. Her opinion of him was changing even though she loved him. No, no, no . . . she didn't want to go to school. Yesterday the Protestants spit at them going to school. A "big gob of it hit Annie McGowan's shoulder and sat there, all frothy and bubbly, till her mum wiped it off." They started their walk to school. "Eyes straight ahead!" her mother shouted. She clutched her lucky marble. They started to scream, cuss and someone grabbed and her tearing a button from her blazer. Were they going to even make it to school?
This is a beautifully told tale of the Northern Ireland conflict between the Unionist and Nationalist communities and children like Allison, a Catholic, who had to walk through a Protestant community to reach school. The sweeping and poignant illustrations are very realistic and add a lot to the story. In the back of the book is a one page summary of the "real" incident that occurred many years ago. If you are interested in the political or religious history of Ireland, you may wish to pick up a copy of this story!
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