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A map into the world / Kao Kalia Yang ; illustrated by Seo Kim.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmISBN:
  • 1541538366
  • 9781541538368
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PZ7.1.Y3648 Map 2019
Summary: As the main character in this tender story settles into a new home, she learns about sisterhood and neighborliness, watching the passing seasons reflected in ginkgo trees, lilacs, green onions, earthworms, snow, and sidewalk chalk. (Miller Library Staff)Summary: "Paj Ntaub, a young Hmong American girl, spends a busy year with her family in their new home, and seeks a way to share the beauty of the world with a grieving neighbor." --Summary: A watermelon growing big and round. A yellow leaf fallen from a tree. A handful of glittering snow. The first worm of spring. As the seasons change, so too does a young girl's world. She moves into a new home with her family and encounters both birth and death. As this curious girl explores life inside her house and beyond, she collects bits of the world. But who are her treasures for? Kao Kalia Yang's picture book debut tells the heartfelt story of a young Hmong girl seeking beauty and connection in a busy world, lushly illustrated by Seo Kim. --
List(s) this item appears in: Garden of Cultural Diversity for Youth
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Lending Books Elisabeth C. Miller Library Youth Collection SB455 .Y26 2019 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 39352800181596
Total holds: 0
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SB455 .W66 2000 The trip back home / SB455 .W67 2010 Aunt Mary's rose / SB455 .W86 2023 Nell plants a tree / SB455 .Y26 2019 A map into the world / SB455 .Y47 2012 Last leaf first snowflake to fall / SB455 .Y65 1987 Owl moon / SB455 .Y65 2015 You nest here with me /

"The illustrations in this book were created digitally using digital graphite, pastels, watercolor, and scanned handmade textures." -- From title page verso.

As the main character in this tender story settles into a new home, she learns about sisterhood and neighborliness, watching the passing seasons reflected in ginkgo trees, lilacs, green onions, earthworms, snow, and sidewalk chalk. (Miller Library Staff)

"Paj Ntaub, a young Hmong American girl, spends a busy year with her family in their new home, and seeks a way to share the beauty of the world with a grieving neighbor." --

A watermelon growing big and round. A yellow leaf fallen from a tree. A handful of glittering snow. The first worm of spring. As the seasons change, so too does a young girl's world. She moves into a new home with her family and encounters both birth and death. As this curious girl explores life inside her house and beyond, she collects bits of the world. But who are her treasures for? Kao Kalia Yang's picture book debut tells the heartfelt story of a young Hmong girl seeking beauty and connection in a busy world, lushly illustrated by Seo Kim. --

Recommended for preschool (age 0-5) and primary school (age 6-12).

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