Book Description
for How My Family Lives in America by Susan Kuklin
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Three young children whose parents immigrated to the United States (from Senegal, Puerto Rico and Taiwan) are featured in this appealing photo-essay which allows the children to speak for themselves about what they are learning from their parents and grandparents. In an author's note at the end of the book, Kuklin explains her intent: "...to show how families impart a sense of identity to their young children." The book concludes with a simple recipe from each child's culture. (Ages 4-7)
CCBC Choices 1992. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 1992. Used with permission.