{"product_id":"a-garden-called-home-hardcover","title":"A Garden Called Home - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJessica J. Lee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eElaine Chen\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat makes the place we live feel like home? This is a warm-hearted and lush picture book about family, the immigrant experience and how a simple garden can foster a connection to the larger natural world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eMama was born in a country far away from here. I love her stories about warm rain in winter and green mountains. And now Mama's taking me there!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen a young girl and her mother go to visit her family, the girl notices a change. At home, her mother mostly stays inside. Here, her mother likes to explore and go hiking. The girl has never seen her so happy! Her mother tells her about the trees, bushes, flowers and birds. Did you know that tree roots make mountains strong? And that 瀛 hāo (mugwort) is used to make delicious, sweet dumplings? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut her mother's smile goes away when they return home. It's cold and she doesn't want to go outside. She goes back to wearing her big quilted jackets and watering her houseplants. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHow can the girl show her mother that nature here can be wondrous too? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIncludes a glossary of plants with Mandarin\/English words.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJESSICA J. LEE\u003c\/b\u003e is a British-Canadian-Taiwanese author, environmental historian, and winner of the Hilary Weston Writers' Trust Prize for Nonfiction, the Boardman Tasker Award for Mountain Literature, the Banff Mountain Book Award, and the RBC Taylor Prize Emerging Writer Award. She has written three books of nature writing for adults, \u003ci\u003eTurning\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwo Trees Make a Forest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDispersals\u003c\/i\u003e, and is co-editor of an anthology about dogs titled \u003ci\u003eDog Hearted.\u003c\/i\u003e Jessica teaches creative writing at the University of Cambridge and lives in Berlin, Germany. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eELAINE CHEN\u003c\/b\u003e's love for art began when her mother enrolled her in an art class back in Hangzhou, China, before immigrating to Toronto, Ontario, at the age of ten. Elaine went on to earn her Bachelor of Animation from Sheridan College. She recently illustrated the picture book \u003ci\u003eMy Day With Gong Gong\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Sennah Yee, which was nominated for a Blue Spruce Award and was named a \u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003eand CBC Best Book. Elaine currently works as a video game artist and children's book illustrator in Vancouver, British Columbia.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 48\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 11.1 x 9.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752584675616,"sku":"9781774880470","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0b11eb5861a1edf970a520e407d3bc46.webp?v=1779999346","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-garden-called-home-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}