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Journey home
McKay, Lawrence
Mai is going along with her mom to Vietnam, where mom hopes to find her mother and father, who were separated during the Vietnam War. There Mia learns about where her mom came from and gains a new sense of identity and feeling of home.
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acceptance
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airplane
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beliefs
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birthday
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celebration
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culture
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divorce
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family
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foster care
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identification
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multicultural
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orphan
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religion
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transportation
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travel
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vietnamese
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war
Everybody cooks rice
Dooley, Norah
Carrie's mom sends her out looking for her little brother at dinner time. While she is looking, she stops at many of her neighbors' houses and tries their cultural dinners made with rice
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caribbean
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chinese
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community
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family
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food
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haitian
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indian
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italian
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multicultural
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neighbors
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nutrition
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puerto rican
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taste
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vietnamese
The little weaver of tahi-yen village
Tuyet, Tran Khanh
Hien is a young Vietnamese girl who lives in a bombed village. She must cope with the deaths of her mother and grandmother, and is flown to the United States to have a special operation on her injured throat. She meets two nice Americans who give her a weaving loom and becomes known as the Little Weaver of Thai-Yen village.
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accidents
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beliefs
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change
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coping
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death
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injury
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loss
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multicultural
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travel
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vietnamese
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war
Good morning, let's eat!
Badt, Karin Luisa
What's for breakfast in Switzerland?Where did the word breakfast originate?Discover the answers to these questions and many more about morning foods. In some countries, breakfast is the biggest meal of the day, and in others it is very small.
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beverage
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british
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canadian
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chinese
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customs
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day
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differences
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dutch
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egyptian
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exercise
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food
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french
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history
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indian
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irish
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israelian
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italian
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japanese
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morning
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multicultural
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norwegian
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nutrition
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russian
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swiss
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traditions
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vietnamese
River beds: Sleeping in the world's rivers
Karwoski, Gail Langer
Take an around-the-world boatride to learn how mammals sleep in or around ten of the world's major rivers. Row down the Mississippi and watch two river otters slip into a hollow tree, or look to the bank of the Bribane River as a platypus pops into a hole and disappears into a narrow tunnel.
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africa
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animals
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australia
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author's note
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beaver
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bodies of water
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canada
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comparisons
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dolphin
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dragonfly
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england
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germany
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habitat
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hippopotamus
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insects
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maps
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mole
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platypus
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river
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sleep
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vietnamese
Welcoming babies
Knight, Margy Burns
People celebrate the gift of a new baby in different ways around the world. Babies are welcomed into their families using different customs like singing, kissing, touching, blessing, naming, and other special actions.
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adoption
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afghani
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african
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cambodian
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correspondence
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customs
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family
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food
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glossary
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grandparents
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indian
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iranian
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Jewish
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korean
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language
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multicultural
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muslim
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native american
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pakistani
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parents
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puerto rican
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quakers
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siblings
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spanish
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spiritual
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traditions
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vietnamese
Eating
Swain, Gwenyth
Food is eaten in different ways around the world and is prepared by different families. Real life photos glimpse into multiple eating customs and habits around the globe.
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antarctica
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canadian
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cooking
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customs
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food
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garden
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indian
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korean
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mexican
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moldavian
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moroccan
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multicultural
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nutrition
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prayer
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preparation
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scottish
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thai
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vietnamese
Going home, coming home
Tran, Truong
Ami Chi is going on a trip to Vietnam with her parents. Not very happy, Ami Chi sees her grandmother and her uncle. Along the way she meets a girl named Thao at the market. Thao shows Ami Chi all around the market. Ami Chi finally goes back to her grandmother's house, where her parents are worried. Now with an appreciation for her other home, Vietnam, she goes back home to America.
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american
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birds
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challenges
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chicken
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conflict resolution
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critical thinking
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decision making
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differences
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emotions
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family
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feelings
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friendship
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grandparents
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home
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moods
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multicultural
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parents
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refusal skills
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reunion
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travel
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vietnamese
Sweet dried apples: A vietnamese wartime childhood
Breckler, Rosemary
It is wartime in Vietnam, and a little girl who lives in the country is faced with the prospect of her father leaving for the army. Her father, the village herb doctor, comes to stay with them until he dies. Their village is bombed and the little girl and her family must flee Vietnam.
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change
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community
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death
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grandparents
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language
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loss
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market
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plants
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siblings
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travel
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vietnamese
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war
The hermit and the well
Nhat Hanh, Thich
A young boy and his friends take a trip with their teacher to the top of a mountain in Vietnam. The boys are excited because at the top lives a hermit. When they reach the top, the hermit is nowhere to be found. Wondering where he could be, the young boy wanders off, stumbles upon a well, and eventually finds his inner peace.
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adventures
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beliefs
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buddhism
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critical thinking
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faith
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feelings
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hermit
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mountains
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multicultural
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nonverbal communication
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peace
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self esteem
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verbal communication
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vietnamese
Mung-mung
Park, Linda Sue
Animal sounds in different languages such as Turkish, Chinese and Hindu are shared. Open the flap to find out what animal it is.
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animals
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arabic
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birds
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cat
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chicken
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chinese
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conflict resolution
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dog
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duck
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english
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filipino
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french
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frog
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german
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hindu
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horse
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italian
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japanese
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korean
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language
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norwegian
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pig
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polish
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russian
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spanish
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swedish
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turkish
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verbal communication
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vietnamese
Ten mice for Tet
Shea, Pegi Deitz // Weill, Cynthia
A group of mice prepare for Tet, the Vietnamese New Year. The mice plan parties and a feast to celebrate.
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author's note
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celebration
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counting
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dancing
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fireworks
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food
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learning
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market
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math
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mouse
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multicultural
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music
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new year
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nonverbal communication
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party
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play
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presents
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verbal communication
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vietnamese
A different pond
Phi, Bao
A young boy accompanies his dad to catch fish for food before the sunrises and before other family members awake. The dad tells the bait man at the all-night store that he is starting a second job. The boy meets a Hmong man and a black man who are also fishing -- but this time, it is just the boy and his dad under the starlit sky. The boy learns to make a fire and to bait his hook and to honor the stories of his Dad as he explains how life was in Vietnam when he was a boy. When they return home, the dad and mom head to work while the boy looks after his brothers and sisters.
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african american
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author's note
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bicycle
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bodies of water
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counting
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feelings
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fire
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fishing
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food
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hard work
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hmong
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illustrator's note
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language
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learning
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loss
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morning
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multicultural
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photograph
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pond
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poverty
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refugee
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responsibilities
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sadness
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siblings
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sleep
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storytelling
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teeth
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tree
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vietnamese
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war
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work