Hush! a Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho (English) Paperback Book

Description: Hush! a Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho Originally published in hardcover in 1996 by Orchard Books. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description In an endearing lullaby, a mother asks a lizard, a monkey, and a water buffalo to be quiet and not disturb her sleeping baby. Author Biography Minfong Ho was born in Rangoon, Burma, and raised in both Singapore and Bangkok, Thailand. Her parents are of Chinese origin, so she spoke fluent Chinese in her home, Thai in the marketplace of Bangkok and English in school. She was educated in Thailand and Taiwan, before moving to the United States to attend Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. There, she received her BA in Economics and History as well as her M.F.A. in Creative Writing.While attending Cornell University, Ho began writing her first short story, in an attempt to combat strong feelings of homesickness. She recognized that many Americans had false notions about life in Asia and she set out to change this by writing based on her own experience there. Her first short story eventually evolved into her first novel, Sing to the Dawn, which received first prize from the Council of Interracial Books for Children. Hos later book Hush! A Thai Lullaby, illustrated by Holly Meade was named a Caldecott Honor Book, an ALA Notable Childrens Book and The Horn Fanfare Book.Hos more recent childrens book, published by Orchard Books in 2003, is The Stone Goddess, one of the books in the First Person Fiction series. Ho gives a realistic, shocking interpretation that still remains appropriate for children. After spending three years in a Khmer Rouge labor camp, Nakri and her older brother are reunited with their family and escape to the refugee camps on the border of Thailand-and eventually, to America. Ho depicts the characters adjustment struggles and memories of comforting past experiences.Minfong Ho currently lives in Ithaca, New York with her husband John and children Danfung, MeiMei and Christopher. Dori Chaconas learned story pacing from an early age while entertaining her younger siblings. The author of such picture books as ON A WINTRY MORNING, ONE LITTLE MOUSE, and MOMMA, WILL YOU?, she lives in Germantown, Wisconsin. Holly Meade has illustrated many acclaimed books for children, including ON MORNING WINGS, THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR, BLUE BOWL DOWN: AN APPALACHIAN RHYME, PEEK! A THAI HIDE-AND-SEEK, and HUSH! A THAI LULLABY, a Caldecott Honor Book. She lives in Sedgwick, Maine. Details ISBN0531071669 Author Minfong Ho Pages 32 Language English ISBN-10 0531071669 ISBN-13 9780531071663 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 811.54 Audience Age 4-7 Short Title HUSH A THAI LULLABY Residence Ithaca, NY, US Birth 1951 Illustrator Holly Meade Imprint Orchard Books Subtitle A Thai Lullaby DOI 10.1604/9780531071663 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2016-06-07 NZ Release Date 2016-06-07 UK Release Date 2016-06-07 Publisher Hachette Childrens Group Year 2016 Publication Date 2016-06-07 Audience Preschool (0-5) Illustrations Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:7804195;

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