Thi Bui
Author of The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir
About the Author
Works by Thi Bui
Labor (The Best We Could Do, #1) 3 copies
In/vulnerable 1 copy
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The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Graphic Literature: Artists and Writers on Creating Graphic Narratives, Poetry,… (2023) — Contributor — 7 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1975
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Country (for map)
- Vietnam
- Birthplace
- Saigon, Vietnam
- Places of residence
- Berkeley, California, USA
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A Different Pond (Fiction Picture Books) by Phi
This is a great read for the intermediate age group. I feel that this book is great for showing those about immigration. This is a book about a family from Vietnam. The main characters talked about in this book are father and son they go fishing for the family and bond over providing a meal.
This book would be good for primary students. This book is "A Different Pond" written by Bao Phi, illustrated by Thi Bui, and published in 2017. This book is about a dad and a son who go fishing and his dad tells his son about how he used to go fishing with his brother before he died in Vietnam. It tells a cute story about how his son didn't wan to go fishing but after learning that it was a part of his culture he go excited to be a part of it. I think this would be a good book to have in the classroom to teach about other cultures. It has a part at the end telling a true story about the author and how they relate to the story so you know it's authentic and real.… (more)
This book was fantastic. It was about a young boy who woke up early to go fishing with his father so they could have food to eat. It was sweet and the father-son relationship was endearing. It shows the hardworking parents and how they are proud of their children for helping them and learning from them. The illustrations were almost graphic-novel-like. This would be a great read-aloud, if not a fantastic addition to a classroom library.
Graphic novel tells the true story of one family's struggles and final escape from South Vietnam at war's end, the challenges they face building a new life together in the Midwest, and the relationship between a daughter and her mother.
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- 4
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- Popularity
- #14,583
- Rating
- 4.2
- Reviews
- 130
- ISBNs
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