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The Paper Boat (A Refugee Story)
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Product Details
Author:
Thao Lam
Format:
Hardcover
Pages:
40
Publisher:
Owlkids Books (September 15, 2020)
Language:
English
ISBN-13:
9781771473637
ISBN-10:
1771473630
Dimensions:
8.25" x 11" x 0.38"
Case Pack:
38
File:
PGW-LEGATO-Metadata_Only_Publishers_Group_West_Customer_Group_Metadata_20251108164601-20251108.xml
Folder:
PGW
List Price:
$18.95
As low as:
$16.30
Publisher Identifier:
P-PER
Discount Code:
C
Audience:
Children/juvenile
Age Range:
6 to 9
Country of Origin:
China
Pub Discount:
60
Weight:
15.36oz
Imprint:
Owlkids
Grade Level:
5th Grade
Overview
New from Thao Lam, the award-winning author of picture books My Cat Looks Like My Dad, Wallpaper, and Skunk on a String, comes a personal story inspired by her family’s refugee journey.
In The Paper Boat, Thao’s signature collage art tells the wordless story of one family’s escape from Vietnam—a journey intertwined with an ant colony’s parallel narrative.
At her home in Vietnam, a girl rescues ants from the sugar water set out to trap them. Later, when the girl’s family flees war-torn Vietnam, ants lead them through the moonlit jungle to the boat that will take them to safety. Before boarding, the girl folds a paper boat from a bun wrapper and drops it into the water, and the ants climb on. Their perilous journey, besieged by punishing weather, predatory birds, and dehydration, before reaching a new beginning, mirrors the family’s own.
Impressionistic collages and a moving, Own Voices narrative make this a one-of-a-kind tale of courage, resilience, and hope.
In The Paper Boat, Thao’s signature collage art tells the wordless story of one family’s escape from Vietnam—a journey intertwined with an ant colony’s parallel narrative.
At her home in Vietnam, a girl rescues ants from the sugar water set out to trap them. Later, when the girl’s family flees war-torn Vietnam, ants lead them through the moonlit jungle to the boat that will take them to safety. Before boarding, the girl folds a paper boat from a bun wrapper and drops it into the water, and the ants climb on. Their perilous journey, besieged by punishing weather, predatory birds, and dehydration, before reaching a new beginning, mirrors the family’s own.
Impressionistic collages and a moving, Own Voices narrative make this a one-of-a-kind tale of courage, resilience, and hope.
