Summary:
Yoko is a book about the first day of school for Yoko. Her mother sends her to school with a specially packed lunch, full of some of Yoko's favorite foods. The other children in her class have all brought various sandwiches and more typical American lunch foods, except for Yoko. Yoko is teased for the sushi lunch she has brought to school and feels embarrassed. To help build multicultural awareness and end the teasing, the teacher holds a special food day and everyone tries different foods that classmates have brought in to share. There are several sequels to Yoko.
Awards:
- None known for this book (will update if I learn of any).
- As an author, Rosemary Wells has been awarded Golden Kite Award for Forest of Dreams, an International Reading Association Children’s Choices citation for Max’s Chocolate Chicken; Edgar Allan Poe Special Award, Mystery Writers of America, 1981, for When No One Was Looking; many of her books have been named among the best books of the year by School Library Journal or received American Library Association Notable Book citations or American Bookseller “Pick of the Lists” citations.
No comments:
Post a Comment