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Rosado, Fernandez write children's book focused on stressors children from migrant families face

Jun 19, 2019

Clinical Associate Professor Javier Rosado and Instructional Specialist Tatiana Fernandez at the College of Medicine's Immokalee Health Education Site wrote an e-book for children that tells the story of several characters (bees and other insects) who have to say goodbye when the family of a school-age bee, Gabriel, announces that they will need to relocate yet again in search of farm work. The story highlights the unique stressors young children from migrant families face related to their transient lifestyle.

Read the book online