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Sugar in milk / by Thrity Umrigar ; illustrated by Khoa Le.
Van Pelt Library PZ7.1.U48 Sug 2020
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Umrigar, Thrity N., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Immigrants--Juvenile fiction.
- Immigrants.
- Homesickness--Juvenile fiction.
- Homesickness.
- Refugees--Juvenile fiction.
- Refugees.
- Loneliness--Juvenile fiction.
- Loneliness.
- Aunts--Juvenile fiction.
- Aunts.
- Emigration and immigration--Juvenile fiction.
- Emigration and immigration.
- Iranian Americans--Juvenile fiction.
- Iranian Americans.
- Iranians--India--Juvenile fiction.
- Iranians.
- Kings and rulers--Juvenile fiction.
- Kings and rulers.
- Immigrant children--Fiction.
- Immigrants--Fiction.
- Iranian Americans--Fiction.
- Homesickness--Fiction.
- Loneliness in children--Fiction.
- Aunts--Fiction.
- Emigration and immigration--Fiction.
- Iranians--India--Fiction.
- India.
- Genre:
- Children's stories.
- Fiction.
- Juvenile works.
- Picture books.
- Social problem fiction.
- Graphic novels.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : RP Kids, 2020.
- Summary:
- "A young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle in a new country that is unfamiliar to her. She struggles with loneliness, with a fierce longing for the culture and familiarity of home, until one day, her aunt takes her on a walk. As the duo strolls through their city park, the girl's aunt begins to tell her an old myth, and a story within the story begins. A long time ago, a group of refugees arrived on a foreign shore. The local king met them, determined to refuse their request for refuge. But there was a language barrier, so the king filled a glass with milk and pointed to it as a way of saying that the land was full and couldn't accommodate the strangers. Then, the leader of the refugees dissolved sugar in the glass of milk. His message was clear: Like sugar in milk, our presence in your country will sweeten your lives. The king embraced the refugee, welcoming him and his people. The folktale depicted in this book was a part of author Thrity Umrigar's Zoroastrian upbringing as a Parsi child in India, but resonates for children of all backgrounds, especially those coming to a new homeland" --Amazon.com.
- ISBN:
- 9780762495191
- 0762495197
- OCLC:
- 1139766144
- Publisher Number:
- 99987197266
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