My first day / written and illustrated by Phùng Nguyên Quang & Huỳnh Kim Liên.
Record details
- ISBN: 0593306279
- ISBN: 9780593306277
- ISBN: 0593306260
- ISBN: 9780593306260
- ISBN: 9780593306260
- ISBN: 0593306260
- ISBN: 9780593306277
- ISBN: 0593306279
- Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
- Edition: First Make Me a World edition.
- Publisher: New York : Make Me a World, [2021]
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
General Note: | "The jacket art and illustrations were originally published in slightly different form in the book Hành trình đʹu tiên, which was originally published in Vietnam by Kim Đồng Publishing House, Hanoi, in 2017. This English text was based on that book."--Colophon. |
Summary, etc.: | "This is no ordinary first journey. The rainy season has come to the Mekong Delta, and An, a young Vietnamese boy, sets out alone in a wooden boat wearing a little backpack and armed only with a single oar. On the way, he is confronted by giant crested waves, heavy rainfall and eerie forests where fear takes hold of him. Although daunted by the dark unknown, An realizes that he is not alone and continues to paddle. He knows it will all be worth it when he reaches his destination"-- Provided by publisher |
Language Note: | Text based on a Vietnamese translation from the original English. |
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Genre: | Picture books for children. Fiction. Juvenile works. Picture books. Children's stories > Pictorial works. Picture books. |
Available copies
- 25 of 25 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rowayton Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 25 total copies.
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Rowayton Library | J QUA (Text) | 33625122942753 | Juvenile Red Dot | Available | - |
The Horn Book Review
My First Day
The Horn Book
(c) Copyright The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
"Where the great river, mother Mekong, tumbles into the endless sea" is the setting for this openhearted and entertaining story of firsts. "Today is the first day," says our narrator, as he steps aboard his little boat and begins navigating the Mekong River alone for the first time. His journey takes him through high floodwaters, over crashing waves, into a dark and rainy mangrove forest; past toothy crocodilians, schools of fish, water buffalo, and more. Finally, the child reaches shore -- and moves on to his next first, the first day of school. The rhapsodic but at times playful text incorporates foreshadowing of the destination ("I hear the chatter of a classroom full of animals as I move by"); careful viewers, too, will notice books and pencils in the boat. Dramatic digital illustrations add thrills. The waves are exaggeratedly huge (think Hokusai's The Great Wave), while the deep, lush greenery; the "crayon box" colors of the sky; and the underwater biome's fluid motion all convey an appreciation of nature and a child's experiences and imaginings. Maps of Vietnam and the Mekong Delta are appended, with notes telling more about the Mekong River and residents' relationship with it: "It's a roadway, a supermarket, a meeting place, and even the path to school...in our part of the world." Elissa Gershowitz May/June 2021 p.119(c) Copyright 2021. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.