
The Lacquered Box
Don Long(Author)
Raupo Publishing (NZ) Ltd
Published on 14. June 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
34 pages
978-1-86948-688-4 (ISBN)
Description
Mai is a New Zealander but her parents were born in Vietnam. This is the story of her very first visit to her parent's homeland. At first, Mai is embarrassed because she can't speak Vietnamese and the customs official at the airport calls her a 'Viet Kiev', which means a Vietnamese person who lives outside of Vietnam. But once she meets her Aunite Chi, Mai begins to feel more at home as her Aunt introduces her to the local people and way of life. On Mai's last night in Vietnam, her Auntie shows her a family treasure: a lacquered box containing family photos. Auntie Chi removes the existing photos and tells Mai to bring the box back to her filled with photos of New Zealand and her family there. This is an enchanting children's story about the special ties that bind families.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Auckland
New Zealand
Target group
Children/juvenile
Illustrations
colour illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 285 mm
Width: 210 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-86948-688-4 (9781869486884)
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Don Long lives near the bush on Wellington Harbour. His other children's books include The Battlefield, Glow-worm Night, A Quilt for Kiri, A Gift for Auntie Nga, Finding Mum, Sam and Kim, and Mum's Octopus. With Witi Ihimaera, he edited into the World of Light and Te Ao Marama. Vivienne Lingard was born in the Hutt Valley into an artistic family, and cannot remember a time when she was not either drawing or painting. Vivienne currently lives in the bush on the outskirts of Auckland, writing, teaching and doing what she loves best - her art.