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Wishes Cover Image Book Book

Wishes / by Mu̕ọ̕n Thị Văn ; illustrations by Victo Ngai.

Van, Muon, (author.). Ngai, Victo, 1988- (illustrator.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781338305890
  • ISBN: 1338305891
  • Physical Description: 34 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2021.

Content descriptions

Summary, etc.:
"In this spare, poetic picture book based on author Muon Van's family history and told through a series of wishes, a family packs up everything they own and embarks on a perilous oceanic voyage toward a better life"-- Provided by publisher.
Target Audience Note:
Ages 4-8. Scholastic.
Grades K-1. Scholastic.

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Refugees > Fiction.
Immigrants > Fiction.
Emigration and immigration > Fiction.
Wishes > Fiction.
Genre: Children's stories.
Children's stories > Pictorial works.
Picture books.

Available copies

  • 23 of 24 copies available at Bibliomation. (Show)
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Silas Bronson Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 24 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Silas Bronson Library - Bunker Hill Branch JP VAN, M (Text)
Award: Malka Penn Award
34005153130959 Juvenile Picture Book Available -
Silas Bronson Library - Waterbury JP VAN, M (Text) 34005151159497 Juvenile Picture Book Available -

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