Based on real events, Ziba Came on a Boat is the moving story of a little girl whose family has lost almost everything.

Shortlisted in 2008 by The Children's Book Council of Australia, Ziba Came on a Boat is a picture book written by Australian teacher Liz Lofthouse and illustrated by the renowned Robert Ingpen.

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