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Introduction- The picture storybook, by Armin Greder, shows the importance of accepting people for how they are. This can be seen when the way the stranger looked and why was he on their island? and nothing to offer the community e.g. no job/skills. This is also shown when the Islanders made excuses why he wouldn’t fit in and they didn’t get to know him before they judged him.

Fear spread quickly as the raft washed up on the Island shore. It had brought with it a stranger from an unknown land. Naked and confused, his presence quickly created interest amongst the community. Why was he here and where had he come from? He wasn’t like them and this scared the Islanders. They began to judge him by his appearance and started looking for excuses

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