Refugees (junior)
Where can I find information about refugees?
(Years 1-4)
Image: Rohingya Refugees Camp in 2019.97 [cropped] by CAPTAIN RAJU on Wikimedia Commons.
Entry last updated: 7/04/25
Introduction
Refugees are people who have to leave their home country. They escape war, persecution (bad treatment), or natural disasters.
General websites
Here are some websites that will help you understand and learn more about refugees.
Britannica School is one of the EPIC resources. EPIC is a collection of reliable databases covering lots of different topics. It is put together especially for New Zealand school students and helps to answer questions like this.
Ask the teacher or librarian to help you find the website and log in.
Enter 'refugee' into the search bar.
Choose the article called Refugee.
Tips: To get to the EPIC resources you will need a password from your school librarian first. Or you can chat with one of our AnyQuestions librarians between 1 and 6pm Monday to Friday and they will help you online. Some EPIC databases may also be available through your public library.
Elementary is another EPIC resource.
Ask the teacher or librarian to help you find the website and log in.
Enter 'refugees' into the search bar.
Choose the article called Refugees.
Tips: To get to the EPIC resources you will need a password from your school librarian first. Or you can chat with one of our AnyQuestions librarians between 1 and 6pm Monday to Friday and they will help you online. Some EPIC databases may also be available through your public library.
Save the Children Australia - YouTube
Save the Children Australia is a charity organisation that helps children around the world. Some of these children are refugees.
Look down the page for the playlist called How to talk to kids about.
Choose What is a refugee?
This video tells you about how some people become refugees.
Books
Your school or local library may have books about refugees. Here are some suggestions:
What is a refugee? by Elise Gravel.
Where will I live? by Rosemary A McCarney.
Refugees by Harriet Brundle and Blaine Wiseman.
Refugees and homelands by Louise Spilsbury.
Who are refugees and migrants? : what makes people leave their homes? and other big questions by Michael Rosen and Annemarie Young.
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