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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 811.54
EAN: 9780689807886
ISBN: 0689807880
Label: Margaret K. McElderry
Manufacturer: Margaret K. McElderry
Number Of Items: 1
Book Pages: 48
Publication Date: 1996-05-01
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Studio: Margaret K. McElderry

From the author of the well-received Good Luck Gold and Other Poems comes this new collection of perceptive, touching, often amusing poems.

With a sense of pride in her Korean, Chinese, and American background, Janet Wong's poetry reflects some of the differences between Chinese and Korean customs and culture and the American way of life. Divided into three sections -- Korean, Chinese, and American -- and with the author's own explanation as to how the poems developed from experiences in her own life, these poems speak directly and simply to young people of many ethnic backgrounds, providing insights into the different kinds of prejudice that many children confront today. Here is "Poetry":

"What you study in school?" my grandfather asks./ "Poetry," I say, climbing high to pick a large ripe lemon off the top limb./ "Po-tree," he says. "It got fruit?"

Customer Rating:
Review Summary: Insightful, elegantly written poetry on a diverse level
Review: As a teacher of Korean descent, I am constantly looking for literature that exemplifies the various cultures seen in my classroom. Janet S. Wong does a wonderful job creating images of her childhood and expressing the 'balance' of several cultures that is often endured by children of diverse backgrounds. I discovered this book during a university course on poetry this summer and am looking forward to incorporate it in my poetry unit for the upcoming school year.

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