Jason Chin
1) Redwoods
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Language
English
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Description
A young city boy, riding the subway, finds an abandoned book about redwoods. He finds himself in the very forest described in the book. After finishing the book, he leaves it for someone else to read. The text contains facts about the redwoods, while the illustrations tell the boy's story.
2) Gravity
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
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Description
"What keeps objects from floating out of your hand? What if your feet drifted away from the ground? What stops everything from floating into space? Gravity ... Jason Chin has taken a complex subject and made it brilliantly accessible to young readers in this unusual, innovative, and very beautiful book.
3) Watercress
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Language
English
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AAPI Heritage Month
Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Green Mountain Book Fest 2023 Youth/Teen
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Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month
Green Mountain Book Fest 2023 Youth/Teen
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Description
"Driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's parents stop suddenly when they spot watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road. Grabbing an old paper bag and some rusty scissors, the whole family wades into the muck to collect as much of the muddy, snail covered watercress as they can. At first, she's embarrassed. Why can't her family get food from the grocery store? But when her mother shares a story of her family's time...