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32 pp.
| ABDO
| September, 2003
|
LibraryISBN 1-57765-983-X$$22.78
(4)
K-3
Checkerboard: One Nation series.
Each book follows the same formula: brief historical background, reasons for immigrating to America, encounters with discrimination, assimilation into the mainstream, and the contributions of individuals. Family-style photographs augment the simplistic text. A pronunciation guide and a "Path to Citizenship" feature appear in all the volumes. There are four other fall 2003 titles in this series. Glos., ind. [Review covers these Checkerboard: One Nation titles: German Americans, Haitian Americans, Hmong Americans, Jewish Americans, Mexican Americans, and Somali Americans.]
236 pp.
| Clarion
| September, 2003
|
TradeISBN 0-618-24748-3$$15.00
(4)
4-6
Thirteen-year-old Mai leaves the Thai refugee camp where she's lived for ten years for a new home in Providence, Rhode Island. There she is torn between Hmong traditions and modern American culture, between her old-world grandmother and her Americanized teen cousins. Despite some amateurish writing, this is an accessible and immediate novel, and a welcome addition to the immigrant-experience canon.
48 pp.
| Carolrhoda
| May, 2001
|
LibraryISBN 1-57505-462-0$$23.93
(4)
4-6
Photographs by
Cheryl Walsh Bellville.
This poorly organized volume shifts focus from a paean to farmer's markets, to two farm families and their family histories, then again to their farming methods and seasons on the farm. Throughout, the text emphasizes multiculturalism and generations working together. The book is illustrated with plentiful color photos and ends with a plant-your-own-vegetables activity. Glos., ind.