A different pond
Record details
- ISBN: 9781623708030 (paper over board)
- ISBN: 1623708036 (paper over board)
- ISBN: 9781479597468 (library binding)
- ISBN: 1479597465 (library binding)
- ISBN: 9781623708047 (ebook (pdf))
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Physical Description:
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
print - Publisher: North Mankato, Minnesota : Capstone Young Readers, an imprint of Capstone Press, 2017.
Content descriptions
Awards Note: | Caldecott honor book, 2018. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Fishing Fiction Fathers and sons Fiction Immigrants Fiction Vietnamese Americans Fiction |
Available copies
- 4 of 4 copies available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 4 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Covington Branch | E PHI B (Text) | 33126022097475 | Easy | Available | - |
Covington Branch | E PHI B (Text) | 33126022308468 | Easy | Available | - |
Erlanger Branch | E PHI B (Text) | 33126022136737 | Easy | Available | - |
Independence Branch | E PHI B (Text) | 33126022097483 | Easy | Available | - |
- School Library Journal Reviews : SLJ Reviews 2017 August
K-Gr 2âThis gorgeous tale about a father/son fishing trip shows the interconnectedness of family and the inexorable way that generational history impacts the present. The story is told from the boy's perspective, as his father wakes him long before dawn to go fishing. Although the child enjoys the outing as a special adventure with his dad, they are fishing for food, not sport, and they must be home in time for the father to leave for work. The quiet time together provides opportunities for the man to talk about his past life fishing with his brother in a different pond in Vietnam, long ago before the war and before coming to America. After they return home, triumphant, with a bucket of fish, the boy contemplates his role as the youngest in the familyâno longer a babyâand even though he is sad that both his parents have to work, he knows there will be a happy, love-filled family dinner later that night. Bui's cinematic illustrations make use of panels and weighted lines, evoking the perfect background or facial expression for each piece of text. The text placement and composition of the illustrations allow each occurrence or observation to be its own distinct event, stringing together the small, discrete moments that make up a life, a memory, and a history into a cohesive whole.
Copyright 2017 School Library Journal.VERDICT This gentle coming-of-age story is filled with loving, important aspects of the immigrant experience and is a first purchase for all libraries.âAnna Haase Krueger, Ramsey County Library, MN