Friday, August 31, 2018

Rice from Heaven by Tina Cho illustrated by Keum Jin Song

A young girl from South Korean meets with a group of people to secretly deliver packages of rice to North Korea via balloons filled with hydrogen.
I especially appreciated the "author's note" section which offers more details behind this true story.  She also includes facts about the Korean peninsula, the politics and North Korea.  A map is also included to reinforce understanding.
The author actually participated in this event.
A great book to discuss with children about this sad situation in North Korea.
The illustrations are beautiful.
 The text is short and almost every page contains figurative language which makes it excessive in my opinion.
-Borrowed from the library.

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