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Summary:

Driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's parents stop suddenly when they spot something growing in a ditch by the side of the road... watercress! With an old paper bag and some rusty scissors, the whole family wades into the muck to collect as much of the muddy, snail-covered plant as they can. At first, it's embarrassing. Why can't her family get food at the grocery store? But when her mother shares the story of her family's life in China, the girl learns to appreciate the fresh food they foraged. Together, they make a new memory of watercress in this tender story inspired by the author's childhood memories and illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Jason Chin. - Jacket flap.

Author/Creator:

Wang, Andrea , author

Contributors:

Chin, Jason, 1978- , illustrator

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Watercress [by Wang, A.]

Other Related Resources:

Online version: Watercress [by Wang, A.] (First edition; New York : Holiday House, [2021] — ISBN 9780823450541; OCLC Number 1243560991)

Subjects:

Watercress — Juvenile fiction

Harvesting — Juvenile fiction

Chinese Americans — Juvenile fiction

Families — Ohio — Juvenile fiction

Ohio — Juvenile fiction

Watercress

Harvesting

Chinese Americans

Families

United States

Ohio

Genres:

Picture books

Fiction

Juvenile works

General Notes:

"A Neal Porter Book."
Caldecott Medal, 2022
Newbery Honor book, 2022
Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, Picture Book, Winner, 2022

Audience:

Children
Ages: 4-8.
Grades: PreK-3.
Lexile: AD610L.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm

Physical Characteristics:

illustration

Call Numbers:

JE W2455wa

ISBNs:

9780823446247 (hardcover)
0823446247 (hardcover)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2020017366

OCLC Numbers:

1151534620