Thu Buu

Where Thuong Keeps Love (eBook, PDF)

Illustrator: Luu, Bao

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Inspired by the subtle yet unique differences in the notion of love between American and Vietnamese cultures, Where Thuong Keeps Love is a beautiful exploration of the nonverbal ways love is held and stored in every part of the body.

"This exploration of expressing familial devotion provides opportunities for social-emotional learning by connecting actions, both physical and emotional, with love. . . A sweet and charming tale that validates different ways of expressing love."
Kirkus Reviews, one of the 150 Most Anticipated Fall Books

Let's Talk Picture Books Crush of the Week!
Featured in Children's Book Council's Summer 2022 Showcase: Love Makes the World Go Round

"Have you ever thought about where your love for others lives? In this lovely picture book, a young Vietnamese girl asks her friends where they keep their love for their parents. After hearing (and agreeing!) with most of their answers, she realizes her love for them is all throughout her bodynot just one part. A glossary and an author's note introduce some differences between American and Vietnamese culture, and a glossary helps readers of all ages pronounce names correctly. A loving gem all about love."
Belmont Books, bookseller recommendation

Where do you feel and keep love for your parents? In your head, where you think kind thoughts? In your mouth, where you say special words? Or in your heart, where you feel good emotions?

Inspired by the subtle yet unique cultural differences in how love is expressed, Where Thuong Keeps Love explores all the nonverbal ways love and affection are connected and held in every part of the bodyfrom the top of the head all the way down to the tips of the toes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: West Margin Press
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Altersempfehlung: ab 4 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. September 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781513289441
• Artikelnr.: 64159960

Autorenporträt

Thu Buu is a debut author and has been a schoolteacher and educator for more than twenty years. When she was five years old, her family fled Vietnam on a boat and eventually settled in Stockton, California. She earned her Bachelor's in Psychology and Sociology from the University of California, San Diego, and her teaching credentials and Master's in Education at California State University, Stanislaus. When not traveling or having fun with her family, Thu teaches elementary school and writes from her sunny home near Los Angeles, California.