

The Coldwell Banker System fully supports the principles of the Fair Housing Act and the Equal Opportunity Act. The Coldwell Banker® System is comprised of company owned offices which are owned by a subsidiary of Anywhere Advisors LLC and franchised offices which are independently owned and operated. Coldwell Banker and the Coldwell Banker logos are trademarks of Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. The book describes Misael’s journey and the wide range of emotions he experiences as an illustration of the mixed emotions that many people feel while leaving their home country. Real estate agents affiliated with Coldwell Banker are independent contractor sales associates and are not employees of Coldwell Banker. Caravan to the North details the first-person narrative of Misael Martnez, a young Salvadoran boy who joins the caravan to travel north to the United States. Operating in the state of New York as GR Affinity, LLC in lieu of the legal name Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC. You are not required to use Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC as a condition of purchase or sale of any real estate. Poet, educator, humanitarian Jorge Argueta, a proud son of El Salvador and San Francisco, has dozens of books to his credit books of his poems, books of poetry, culture and life philosophy for children He also operates Luna Books in the Excelsior.

Learn more!Ĭoldwell Banker Realty and Guaranteed Rate Affinity, LLC share common ownership and because of this relationship the brokerage may receive a financial or other benefit. Jorge Argueta Caravan to the North Call us if you want to be notified when a new date is set. An author's note is included, along with a map showing the caravan's route.Ĭorrelates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts:ĭescribe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character's thoughts, words, or actions).Protect your home and budget with an American Home Shield® home warranty. Award-winning Mexican illustrator Manuel Monroy illuminates Misael's journey. This beautiful and timely story is written in simple but poetic verse by Jorge Argueta, the award-winning author of Somos como las nubes / We Are Like the Clouds. The book ends with Misael dreaming of El Salvador.

But then tear gas, hateful demonstrations, force and fear descend on these vulnerable people. They think they have arrived at the goal of the trip - to enter the United States. We learn about how far and hard the trip is, but also about the kindness of those along the way.įinally, once the caravan arrives in Tijuana, Misael and those around him are relieved. We learn all the different reasons why people feel the need to leave - the hope that lies behind their decision, but also the terrible sadness of leaving home. This novel in verse is a powerful first-person account of Misael Martinez, a Salvadoran boy whose family joins the caravan heading north to the United States. An urgent and eloquent account of a boy traveling in a caravan from his beloved homeland of El Salvador to the US border.
