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T.J. makes the long journey to Vietnam, where he meets his family and gets a firsthand taste of the country his mom left behind.
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《学校图书馆杂志》(School Library Journal)书评
Gr 3-5As a child, TJ's mother, her younger sister, and her brother escaped war-torn Vietnam and were raised by an American family in Colorado. Years later, Heather reestablished contact with her Vietnamese family. In 1994, she took her oldest son, seven-year-old TJ, home to Vietnam to meet his relatives. The resulting upbeat photo essay covers their stay in Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon), the two-day drive along the coast, and the visit to the family farm. Well-composed, informative, full-color photographs in a variety of attractive layouts capture such diverse scenes as bustling city life, picturesque fishing boats, and bucolic rice paddies. The book nicely contrasts American and Vietnamese life as seen through a boy's eyes. In a few instances, however, the photos do not match the text. There are awkward sentence breaks between pages and some misspellings (Ong, not nog, is Vietnamese for ``grandfather''). Overall, though, this is a useful work, particularly in Vietnamese-American communities.Diane S. Marton, Arlington County Library, VA (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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Following the same format used in their In the Village of the Elephants, Schmidt and Wood combine simple, informative prose with action-filled photos to capture a true-life story. TJ and his mother travel from their home in Denver to Vietnam for a reunion-TJ's mother fled that country as a 10-year-old in 1975, as the war raged, and she is returning for the first time. Through TJ's eyes, the reader encounters the colorful outdoor markets of Saigon and the eerie starkness of the Cu Chi fighting tunnels, then shares TJ's first, emotional meeting with the grandparents his mother believed to be dead. The bulk of the book follows TJ's often funny adventures on the family farm as he tries his hand at plowing with oxen, sees his first silkworm, tastes traditional Vietnamese food, travels the river on a bamboo canoe and plays with his cousins. The writing is unexceptional, but the content is strong enough to compel the reader's attention. Ages 8-12. (Apr.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved
《儿童读物杂志》(Horn Book)书评
A child accompanies his Vietnamese-American mother as she travels back to her homeland after a twenty-year absence. The quiet text is illustrated with extensive color photographs of the moving family reunion. From TJ's first nervous glimpse of his uncles, cousins, and grandparents to the emotion-laden good-bye, the reader gains a palpable sense of the impact of his journey. From HORN BOOK 1995, (c) Copyright 2010. The Horn Book, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
《书目》(Booklist)书评
Gr. 3-5. After years of hearing stories and seeing pictures of his mother's homeland, young TJ travels to Vietnam to visit the family his mother left behind as a child during the Vietnam War. A narrative rich in detail and striking, full-color photographs capture TJ's adventure and, in the process, introduce readers to the Vietnamese culture and landscape. With characters and something resembling a plot, the photo-essay reads more like fiction than nonfiction, a factor that will make the book particularly enjoyable to read as well as a very effective learning tool. Report writers who need material for an in-depth report will want to consult other resources, but this is a good place for research to begin. (Reviewed May 01, 1995)0802783570Lauren Peterson