Sugar in milk /
"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 aun...
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RP Kids,
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Publisher Address: | Philadelphia : |
Publication Dates: | 2020. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
Edition: | First edition. |
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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. |
Carrier Form: | 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
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Ages: 4-8. Grades: PreS-3. |
ISBN: |
9780762495191 0762495197 |
Index Number: | PZ7 |
CLC: | I712.85 |
Call Number: | I712.85/U52-1 |