The Resource Sugar in milk, by Thrity Umrigar ; illustrated by Khoa Le
Sugar in milk, by Thrity Umrigar ; illustrated by Khoa Le
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The item Sugar in milk, by Thrity Umrigar ; illustrated by Khoa Le represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Thunder Bay Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
- Summary
- A young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle in a new country that is unfamiliar to her. She struggles with loneliness, with a fierce longing for the culture and familiarity of home, until one day, her aunt takes her on a walk. As the duo strolls through their city park, the girl's aunt begins to tell her an old myth, and a story within the story begins. A long time ago, a group of refugees arrived on a foreign shore. The local king met them, determined to refuse their request for refuge. But there was a language barrier, so the king filled a glass with milk and pointed to it as a way of saying that the land was full and couldn't accommodate the strangers. Then, the leader of the refugees dissolved sugar in the glass of milk. His message was clear: Like sugar in milk, our presence in your country will sweeten your lives. The king embraced the refugee, welcoming him and his people. The folktale depicted in this book was a part of author Thrity Umrigar's Zoroastrian upbringing as a Parsi child in India, but resonates for children of all backgrounds, especially those coming to a new homeland
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780762495191
- Label
- Sugar in milk
- Title
- Sugar in milk
- Statement of responsibility
- by Thrity Umrigar ; illustrated by Khoa Le
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A young immigrant girl joins her aunt and uncle in a new country that is unfamiliar to her. She struggles with loneliness, with a fierce longing for the culture and familiarity of home, until one day, her aunt takes her on a walk. As the duo strolls through their city park, the girl's aunt begins to tell her an old myth, and a story within the story begins. A long time ago, a group of refugees arrived on a foreign shore. The local king met them, determined to refuse their request for refuge. But there was a language barrier, so the king filled a glass with milk and pointed to it as a way of saying that the land was full and couldn't accommodate the strangers. Then, the leader of the refugees dissolved sugar in the glass of milk. His message was clear: Like sugar in milk, our presence in your country will sweeten your lives. The king embraced the refugee, welcoming him and his people. The folktale depicted in this book was a part of author Thrity Umrigar's Zoroastrian upbringing as a Parsi child in India, but resonates for children of all backgrounds, especially those coming to a new homeland
- Cataloging source
- YDX
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Umrigar, Thrity N
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
- 1982-
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Le, Khoa
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Immigrants
- Homesickness
- Refugees
- Loneliness
- Target audience
- juvenile
- Label
- Sugar in milk, by Thrity Umrigar ; illustrated by Khoa Le
- Control code
- 1139766144
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780762495191
- Lccn
- 2019934248
- Other physical details
- colour illustrations
- Label
- Sugar in milk, by Thrity Umrigar ; illustrated by Khoa Le
- Control code
- 1139766144
- Dimensions
- 29 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 1 volume (unpaged)
- Isbn
- 9780762495191
- Lccn
- 2019934248
- Other physical details
- colour illustrations
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