Duck for Turkey Day

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Duck for Turkey Day

Title:

Duck for Turkey Day

Author:

Jules, Jacqueline, 1956- author.

Mitter, Kathy, illustrator.

Summary:

When Tuyet finds out that her Vietnamese family is having duck rather than turkey for Thanksgiving dinner, she is upset until she finds out that other children in her class did not eat turkey either.

Physical Description:

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Genre:

Picture books.

Subject Term:

Thanksgiving Day -- Juvenile fiction.

Vietnamese Americans -- Juvenile fiction.

Schools -- Juvenile fiction.

Author(s):

Mitter, Kathy,

Publisher:

Albert Whitman,

Electronic Access:

Publisher description

Publication Date:

2009

ISBN:

9780807517345

Publication Information:

Morton Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman, 2009.

Call Number:

P JULES

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Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607002310160	Holiday Picture Books	JULES	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

It's almost Thanksgiving, and Tuyet is excited about the holiday and the vacation from school. There's just one problem: her Vietnamese American family is having duck for Thanksgiving dinner - not turkey! Nobody has duck for Thanksgiving - what will her teacher and the other kids think? To her surprise, Tuyet enjoys her yummy thanksgiving dinner anyhow - and an even bigger surprise is waiting for her at school on Monday. Dinners from roast beef to lamb to enchiladas adorned the Thanksgiving tables of her classmates, but they all had something in common - family! Kids from families with different traditions will enjoy this warm story about "the right way" to celebrate an American holiday.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Gr 1-4-Tuyet's class enjoys turkey crafts and turkey songs, so her Vietnamese-American family's Thanksgiving duck worries her. Post-Thanksgiving, she is surprised to discover that many classmates ate alternatives, from lamb to enchiladas. Sweetly illustrated, this story shows that the heart of the holiday is family togetherness and gratitude. (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

Before Thanksgiving, Tuyet's class makes turkeys out of pinecones and sings turkey songs. So she is dismayed to learn that her family will be eating duck for their holiday dinner. She breaks out her own money, but there is no turkey to buy at the Saigon Supermarket. Although Tuyet has fun on Thanksgiving, she is nervous about telling her class that she didn't eat turkey-until many classmates reveal that their families dined on dishes like lamb, enchiladas and tofu turkey. A lighthearted reminder about multicultural traditions during the holidays. Ages 6-8. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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