Sugar in milk
(Book)
Author
Contributors
Le, Khoa, 1982- illustrator.
Published
Philadelphia : RP Kids, 2020.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Status
Main Library - Children's Picture Books
Fiction Umrigar, T
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Fiction Umrigar, T
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Southside - Children's Picture Books
Fiction Umrigar, T
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Fiction Umrigar, T
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Published
Philadelphia : RP Kids, 2020.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Lexile code
AD
Lexile measure
740
Notes
Description
"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.
Target Audience
AD740L,Lexile
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Aunts -- Juvenile fiction.
Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile fiction.
Homesickness -- Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants -- Juvenile fiction.
Iranian Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Iranians -- India -- Juvenile fiction.
Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction.
Loneliness -- Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
Refugees -- Juvenile fiction.
Social problem fiction.
Emigration and immigration -- Juvenile fiction.
Homesickness -- Juvenile fiction.
Immigrants -- Juvenile fiction.
Iranian Americans -- Juvenile fiction.
Iranians -- India -- Juvenile fiction.
Kings and rulers -- Juvenile fiction.
Loneliness -- Juvenile fiction.
Picture books.
Refugees -- Juvenile fiction.
Social problem fiction.