Author : Andrea Wang
Illustrator : Jason Chin
Publication Year : 2020 , 2021
Text Origin : USA
Awards : Caldecott Medal Winner, Newbery Honor Book, APALA Award Winner, New England Book Award Winner, New York Times Best Children’s Book of the Year, Wall Street Journal Best Children's Book of the Year, Boston Globe Best Children's Book of the Year, Washington Post Best Children's Book of the Year, Boston Globe-Horn Book, Honor Book Winner of the Cybils Award, SCBWI Crystal Kite Award Winner, New York Public Library Best Book of the Year, Chicago Public Library Best Book of the Year, ALSC Notable Children's Book
Watercress
This semi-autobiographical story of young girl embarrassed when her immigrant parents stop on the side of the road to forage for watercress. Together, they make new memories of watercress as the girl listens to her mother’s stories of her life in China.
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| HASS Curriculum | Asia and Australia's Engagement with Asia, Intercultural Understanding |
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Topics, Themes & Concepts: Acceptance, Attitudes & Traits, Community, Culture & Religion, Emotions, Identity, Immigration & Migration, Multiculturalism, Open-Minded, Pride
Other Tags: Chinese Heritage, Chinese immigrants, Chinese-American family, fitting in, food, inclusion, memoir, memory, standing out
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