Wang, Andrea
Summary: Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2021
Copies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JE Caldecott Wang 2021Gourley, Robbin.
Summary: From the whippoorwill's call on the first day of spring through the first snowfall, Edna and members of her family gather fruits, berries, and vegetables from the fields, garden, and orchard on their Virginia farm and turn them into wonderful meals. Includes facts about the life of Edna Lewis, a descendant of slaves who grew up to be a famous chef, and five recipes.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarion Books 2009
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: JE GouWang, Andrea
Summary: While driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's Chinese immigrant parents spot watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road. They stop the car, grabbing rusty scissors and an old paper bag, and the whole family wades into the mud to gather as much as they can. At first, she's embarrassed. Why can't her family just get food from the grocery store, like everyone else?...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Findaway World, LLC 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ ALONG WANMayer, Mercer
Summary: Little Critter and his younger sister help their grandparents pick pumpkins and apples, take down the scarecrow, and do other chores at harvest time.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: School Specialty Children's Publishing 2004