Half Spoon of Rice (English and Chinese Edition) - Hardcover

Icy Smith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0983227810 ISBN 13: 9780983227816

Publisher: East West Discovery Press, 2011

Synopsis

Nine-year-old Nat is forced out of his Cambodian home and marched into the countryside when the Khmer Rouge comes into power. Nat is separated from his family and endures forced labor in rice fields from dawn to midnight with little food. Over the next four years, Nat confronts starvation, fear, and brutality. With the help of his friend Malis, Nat finds hope and the strength to escape, eventually reuniting with the family he loves. Half Spoon of Rice is based on true stories of children survivors during the Khmer Rouge regime in the mid 1970s in Cambodia. The book features vivid illustrations and historical photographs documenting an important part of the tumultuous history of Cambodia. Book Awards: National Association for Multicultural Education Multicultural Children s Publication Award Benjamin Franklin Award California Book Award Finalist Society of School Librarians International Honor Award Cooperative Children Book Center Choices Skipping Stones Honor Award Moonbeam Children Book Award

About this title

About the Author

Icy Smith is the award-winning author of many acclaimed historical fiction and nonfiction books including Three Years and Eight Months, Half Spoon of Rice, Mei Ling in China City, Mystery of the Giant Masks of Sanxingdui and The Lonely Queue, Smith is the 2012 recipient of the National Joint Conference of Librarians of Color Author Award for her substantial and lasting contributions to the understanding of diversity and a multicultural society.

Edition details

• Publisher: East West Discovery Press
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0983227810
• ISBN 13: 9780983227816
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Sopaul Nhem
• Number of pages: 44