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Watercress
Watercress | Andrea Wang
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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.
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caitylaycock
Watercress | Andrea Wang

This book is a cute book that teaches a very good message about culture and traditions. It shares a message of keeping an open mind.

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caitylaycock
Watercress | Andrea Wang
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This book is a nice lighthearted book that teaches about culture. It is not the most simple read but a very meaningful story.

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noradickens
Watercress | Andrea Wang
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Watercress by Andrea Wang and illustrated by Jason Chin was published in 2021. This book won the Caldecott Medal in 2022. Watercress is a story about the power of culture and heritage. This book focuses on a Chinese-American family and a young girl's understanding of her mother's memories from China. Overall, the book reflects on learning how to embrace one's heritage.

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Eggs
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A beautifully illustrated story! A young girl is embarrassed by her Chinese immigrant parents who stop to gather watercress by the side of the road, and refuses to eat it. But when her mom shares the memory behind it, she begins to understand.

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cm779518
Watercress | Andrea Wang
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This book is a winner of the Caldecott Medal and this was won in 2022. This book is about story of a little girl who is ashamed growing up of her history and way of life with her family and throughout the book. She learns to appreciate it!

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Brandy522
Watercress | Andrea Wang
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Title: Watercress
Author: Andrea Wang
Illustrator: Jason Chin
Published: March 30, 2021
Genre: Children's literature, Fiction
Awards: Asian/Pacific American Award

Brandy522 Summary: This a story about a girl who is embarrassed of her family for not being able to get groceries at the store. She is embarrassed that they pull over on the side of the road to collect muddy watercress. She soon learns to appreciate her family history and dedication. 10mo
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Jordan1201
Watercress | Andrea Wang
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Watercress by Andrea Wang and illustrated by Jason Chin was published on March 30th, 2021, and is a children's fictional story. This book won the Boston Glove Horn Award and is about a little girl who is initially ashamed when her immigrant parents stop the car to hunt for watercress by the side of the road until she learns more about her family's history in China.

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maggiedesantis
Watercress | Andrea Wang

While driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl's parents stop when they see a watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road. The family then collects as much of the watercress that they can, making the young girl embarrassed at first. Once her mother shares a story about her family's time in China, she then begins to appreciate the fresh food they just gathered and with that they create a new memory of watercress.

maggiedesantis Awards won: Caldecott Medal
Purpose of Award: Most distinguished American Picture Book for Children
Author: Andrea Wang
Illustrator: Jason Chin
Date of publication: 2021
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mandarchy
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jdowney
Watercress | Andrea Wang

I think this could be a good book to talk about family history, and maybe traditions or practices you have and understanding where they come from. You can talk about how sometimes things might not make sense until you take the time to understand their background.

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jdowney
Watercress | Andrea Wang
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Published in 2021, winner of the Caldecott Medal. A little girl learns to love and appreciate her family history. At first she is embarrassed about eating food they picked from the side of the road, and wearing hand me down clothing, but then her mother tells her about when she lived in China. She learns of the challenges her mother faced, and comes to appreciate what she has.

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jdowney
Watercress | Andrea Wang

“Our original destination is long forgotten, a memory of something unfinished”

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Apolandvery
Watercress | Andrea Wang

“Together we eat it all and make a new memory of watercress.”

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Apolandvery
Watercress | Andrea Wang
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This image shows the young enjoying her watercress and thinking about how her mom feels when she eats it.

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Apolandvery
Watercress | Andrea Wang
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Watercress, by Andrea Wang and illustrated by Jason Chin is a Caldecott Honoree(2021). This book takes us on a journey of the culture of Chinese culture and how a young girl is first embarrassed that her parents stopped for watercress on the side of the road, but once she heard her mothers story she learn to be more appreciative of what she has.

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Emitalski
Watercress | Andrea Wang

“Together we eat it all and make a new memory of watercress”.

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Emitalski
Watercress | Andrea Wang

This book is very sweet and talks about how some aspects may be embarrassing but when with family and family heritage, it can mean the world.

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Emitalski
Watercress | Andrea Wang
Mehso-so

Watercress by Andrea Wang and illustrated by Jason Chin published in 2017 is a story about an Asian American family that remembers their heritage. It is written from the daughters point of view and highlights how culture and food are carried down through cultures. It also mentions historical events in Chinese culture.

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Cjloftus
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Watercress is a Caldecott award winner written by Andrea Wang and illustrated Jason Chin. Although the meaning behind the story is amazing by creating connections to family culture and memories I felt the book was missing something. To me it lacked a full emotional arch leaving me to feel as though I was expecting the story to continue.

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Cjloftus
Watercress | Andrea Wang

Watercress touches on the adjustments and sometimes feeling of shame of coming from an immigrant family. It shows how feeling different from others can affect a child‘s emotions. Using family history and stories to build connections to your family‘s past can help a child bridge that disconnect. The illustrations help portray the emotions of the characters beautifully.

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Cjloftus
Watercress | Andrea Wang
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“It is delicate and slightly bitter, like Mom‘s memories of home”

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Gracehake
Watercress | Andrea Wang

“I look from my uncle‘s hollow face to the watercress on the table and I am ashamed of being ashamed of my family.”

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Gracehake
Watercress | Andrea Wang

The illustration of her mothers family sitting at the table before and after her brothers passing stuck out to me. It was very eye opening and the illustrations help you see what the family was going through.

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Gracehake
Watercress | Andrea Wang
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This book is about a little girl who‘s family is from China. In the car one day her parents spot watercress growing in a ditch. They pull over and gather the watercress to prepare for dinner that night. The young girl is embarrassed and ashamed to be picking the watercress as cars drive by and to be eating something they found for free. She is then reminded of her culture and where she came from, and to be thankful for the food she has to eat.

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katifurrey
Watercress | Andrea Wang

“On the dinner table that night is a dish of watercress, glistening with garlicky oil and freckled with sesame seeds.”

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katifurrey
Watercress | Andrea Wang

I didn‘t know what watercress was before I read this book so all I kept thinking about while reading it was how much I would love to try it sometime.

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katifurrey
Watercress | Andrea Wang
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This book was published in 2021 and has won the Caldecott Award. I really loved reading this book, it brought up a lot of topics like memories being made with family, cultures, and not fitting into the “standard.” I enjoyed reading this from the perspective it was written and the illustrations were amazing.

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ashleyweer
Watercress | Andrea Wang

I thought this was book was incredible. It tells a story of a girl who is embarrassed of her family, but then realizes the deep culture her family has and how she embraces it instead of being embarrassed by it. I would definitely read this to my future classroom so all my students can feel proud of their families and who they are.

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ashleyweer
Watercress | Andrea Wang
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The book Watercress, which is the winner of both the Caldecott Medal and the John Newberry Medal, is an excellent book. The book tells a story about a family driving through Ohio and seeing watercress growing on the side of the road. The parents, excited to see watercress which reminds them of China decide to pull off and grab some. Their family shares stories of their time in China, and make a new fond memory of eating watercress.

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ashleyweer
Watercress | Andrea Wang

“Together, we eat it all and make a new memory of watercress.”

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jlhammar
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In this touching autobiographical story, a young girl in the American Midwest is embarrassed when her parents pull over so that they can gather watercress from the roadside. Her mother later tells her about her family‘s difficult past in China, a time when food was scarce, helping her to gain a new understanding and pride in her heritage. Wonderful picture book.

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