My Chinatown is a critically acclaimed, spectacularly illustrated picture book homage to family, culture, and a childhood spent in one of the most striking places in any city--Chinatown.
Kam Mak grew up in a place of two cultures, one existing within the other. Using extraordinarily beautiful paintings and moving poems, he shares a year of growing up in this small city within a city.
My Chinatown explores a boy's first year in the United States--after emigrating from China--as he grows to love his new home in Chinatown through food, games, and the people surrounding him. Through Kam Mak's spare verse and richly detailed artwork, the streets of Chinatown come vividly alive. Included in Brightly.com's 2017 list of recommended diverse poetry picture books for kids.
Chinatown--a place of dragons and dreams; fireflies and memories
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Chinatown--where every day brings something familiar and something wondrously new to a small boy
Chinatown--home?
| ISBN: | 9780064437325 |
| Publication date: | 5th January 2016 |
| Author: | Kam Mak |
| Illustrator: | Kam Mak |
| Publisher: | HarperCollins |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Genres: |
Stories about Family and Friends Poetry Books for Children Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Stories in Verse Children’s / Teenage general interest: Art and artists Children’s / Teenage general interest: City and town life Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rural and farm life Reading Scheme PSHE: Family Issues |
My Chinatown is a critically acclaimed, spectacularly illustrated picture book homage to family, culture, and a childhood spent in one of the most striking places in any city--Chinatown.Kam Mak grew up in a place of two cultures, one existing within the other. Using extraordinarily beautiful paintings and moving poems, he shares a year of growing up in this small city within a city.My Chinatown explores a boy's first year in the United States--after emigrating from China--as he grows to love his new home in Chinatown through food, games, and the people surrounding him.
My Chinatown features in the following genres: Stories about Family and Friends, Poetry Books for Children, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction, Stories in Verse, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Art and artists, Children’s / Teenage general interest: City and town life, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rural and farm life, Reading Scheme, PSHE: Family Issues
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My Chinatown was written by Kam Mak and published by HarperCollins
My Chinatown has 32 pages