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Jama Kim Rattigan

Autore di Dumpling Soup

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Opere di Jama Kim Rattigan

Dumpling Soup (1993) 427 copie
Truman's Aunt Farm (1900) 365 copie

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female
Luogo di residenza
Virginia, USA

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lcslibrarian | Aug 13, 2020 |
I thought this book was a great read for 3 reasons. First, the writing was very effective in conveying its message. The narrator starts off from the first page discussing family traditions through the recall of different things her family has said. For instance, she uses her Grandma’s nickname for the family “chop suey”, meaning all mixed up in order to illustrate the fact that her family is a culmination of many different heritages and backgrounds. Additionally, I think it was a good choice to include some writing in Korean along with English translations, because this made it more interesting to me. The second reason I enjoyed this book was because it is writing in an organic way and the plot events are believable. You can tell that the story is written from the perspective of a child who is describing the way the New Year family gathering is unfolding. The child starts off watching and wishing she could help her family prepare for their gathering, then she finally can help, but she struggles, and by the end of the night, Grandma passes out her funny-looking dumplings to everyone. They all love it. The third reason I enjoyed this book was because the book is fairly accurate to actual Korean traditions. My boyfriend is Korean, so last year I spent the Korean New Year making mondoo and I related to the little girl because I was a bit insecure about how my dumplings were turning out, compared to the rest of his family who had made them all their life. Additionally, through research I have seen that many of the traditions that the book describes, such as making dumplings together, bringing many foods and setting off fireworks. I think that the overall message of this story would be that although people have differences on the outside, they are the same on the inside, just like the dumplings are.… (altro)
 
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mvanem1 | 25 altre recensioni | Feb 9, 2020 |
Marisa can finally help make the dumplings for the New Years celebration the family is having, but when her dumplings are not like everyone else's she is disappointed. Through the story she learns about her culture and traditions and begins to develop self esteem and learns the imporatnce of family.

Source: Pierce College Library
 
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cassandra84 | 25 altre recensioni | Mar 5, 2019 |
Dumpling Soup is a realistic fiction picturebook intended for pre-k through 2nd grade. In Dumpling Soup, Marisa can finally make dumplings for her family's new year celebration. She gets discouraged when her dumplings are not as pretty as her fellow family members. I loved this book. Not only does it discuss self-esteem and such, but it also covers tradition and culture. At the beginning of the book, there is a glossary with Hawaiian, Japanese, and Korean translations and pronunciations. I believe that this allows students to dive into the culture. I do not know how well having students individually reading the book will go. I would recommend this picturebook to be used in a classroom. I have mixed feelings about this book. I liked this book because of the tradition and diversity within the book. But I didn't like the inclusion of so many foreign words to students. I feel as though the intent can backfire by confusing the students individually reading it. However, as a read aloud, this book can be utilized in such a meaningful way.… (altro)
 
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msheiv1 | 25 altre recensioni | Feb 13, 2019 |

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Utenti
820
Popolarità
#31,114
Voto
3.9
Recensioni
31
ISBN
16

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