| The Paper Boat: A Refugee Story Contributor(s): Lam, Thao (Author) |
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ISBN: 1771473630 ISBN-13: 9781771473637 Publisher: Owlkids OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Hardcover Published: September 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Emigration & Immigration - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - Asia - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 2019956952 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.4" W x 11.1" (0.96 lbs) 40 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Named a best picture book of 2020 by Kirkus, School Library Journal, Booklist, New York Public Library, the Globe and Mail, CBC, and the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books -- a heartfelt and personal immigration story by critically acclaimed author Thao Lam New from Thao Lam, the award-winning author of picture books My Cat Looks Like My Dad, Wallpaper, and Skunk on a String, comes a personal story inspired by her family's refugee journey. In The Paper Boat, Thao's signature collage art tells the wordless story of one family's escape from Vietnam--a journey intertwined with an ant colony's parallel narrative. At her home in Vietnam, a girl rescues ants from the sugar water set out to trap them. Later, when the girl's family flees war-torn Vietnam, ants lead them through the moonlit jungle to the boat that will take them to safety. Before boarding, the girl folds a paper boat from a bun wrapper and drops it into the water, and the ants climb on. Their perilous journey, besieged by punishing weather, predatory birds, and dehydration, before reaching a new beginning, mirrors the family's own. Impressionistic collages and a moving, Own Voices narrative make this a one-of-a-kind tale of courage, resilience, and hope. |