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SUMMARY:Virtual Book Launch with Andrea Wang & Jason Chin
DESCRIPTION:Join Second Star to celebrate the launch of WATERCRESS with award-winning local author\, Andrea Wang (WFYP\, June 2011)\, and illustrator\, Jason Chin! \n\n\n\nAndrea Wang is the award-winning author of The Nian Monster and Magic Ramen: The Story of Momofuku Ando. She was inspired to write Watercress by her experience growing up in rural Ohio as a child of Chinese immigrants. Andrea holds an M.S. in Environmental Science and an M.F.A. in Creative Writing for Young People. She lives in Colorado with her family. \n\n\n\nJason Chin is a celebrated author and illustrator of children’s books. His book Grand Canyon was awarded a Caldecott Honor\, a Sibert Honor\, and the NCTE Orbis Pictus Award. He is the author and illustrator of Your Place in the Universe\, as well as other acclaimed nonfiction titles—Coral Reefs\, Redwoods\, Gravity\, and Island: A Story of the Galapagos—which have received numerous starred reviews and other accolades. He lives in Vermont with his wife and children. \n\n\n\nABOUT THE BOOK \n\n\n\nGathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family’s Chinese Heritage. \n\n\n\nDriving 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 in China\, the girl learns to appreciate the fresh food they foraged. Together\, they make a new memory of watercress. Andrea Wang tells a moving autobiographical story of a child of immigrants discovering and connecting with her heritage\, illustrated by award winning author and artist Jason Chin\, working in an entirely new style\, inspired by Chinese painting techniques. An author’s note in the back shares Andrea’s childhood experience with her parents.
URL:https://cambridgecommonwriters.org/calendar/virtual-book-launch-for-watercress-andrea-wang/
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