The Caldecott Honor-winning true story of Mohammad Alaa Aljaleel, who in the midst of the Syrian Civil War courageously offered safe haven to Aleppo's abandoned cats.
Aleppo's city center no longer echoes with the rich, exciting sounds of copper-pot pounding and traditional sword sharpening. His neighborhood is empty--except for the many cats left behind.
Alaa loves Aleppo, but when war comes his neighbors flee to safety, leaving their many pets behind. Alaa decides to stay--he can make a difference by driving an ambulance, carrying the sick and wounded to safety. One day he hears hungry cats calling out to him on his way home. They are lonely and scared, just like him. He feeds and pets them to let them know they are loved. The next day more cats come, and then even more! There are too many for Alaa to take care of on his own. Alaa has a big heart, but he will need help from others if he wants to keep all of his new friends safe.
穆罕默德·艾拉·阿爾賈里爾榮獲凱迪克獎榮譽的真實故事,他在敘利亞內戰期間勇敢地為阿勒波被遺棄的貓提供了避風港。
阿勒波市中心不再迴盪著銅鍋敲擊和傳統磨刀的熱鬧激動人心的聲音。街上空無一人--除了留下的許多貓。
艾拉愛阿勒波市,但當戰爭來臨時,他的鄰居們逃到安全的地方,棄養許多寵物。艾拉決定留下來--他能做的就是駕駛救護車將傷病人員運送到安全地帶。有一天,他在回家的路上聽到飢餓的貓在叫他。牠們孤獨而害怕,就像他一樣。他開始餵養和寵愛這些貓,讓牠們知道牠們是被關愛的。第二天,來了更多的貓,甚至更多!艾拉需要自己照顧的東西太多了。艾拉心胸寬大,但如果他想保護所有新朋友的安全,他就需要其他人的幫助。
(文字整理/楊靜愉)