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Starred Review on September 1, 2017 | Video
For generations, parents have exaggerated the distance and the weather in their mostly fictional recollections of getting to school. Such cannot be said of the tales relayed by the four children profiled here. Director Plisson introduces audiences to Jackson, an 11-year-old Kenyan boy who walks two hours to school with his sister each day, careful to avoid elephants. Zahira, 12, lives in Morocco and treks with her friend...Log In or Sign Up to Read More