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A story based upon the discrimination against Japanese Canadians and Americans during and after WWII. When Mary's Japanese American neighbor is bussed away to a camp, the little girl promises to care for his garden and his pond full of koi. When he doesn't return and his house is sold she...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Trottier, Maxine
Other Authors: Morin, Paul, 1959- (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto : New York : Stoddart Kids, 1999.
Subjects:
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 > Juvenile fiction.
Gardens > Juvenile fiction.
Gardens, Japanese > Juvenile fiction.
Intergenerational relations > Juvenile fiction.
Picture books for children.
Japanese Americans > Forced removal and internment, 1942-1945 > Fiction.
Gardens > Fiction.
Japanese Canadians > Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 > Juvenile fiction.
Canadiens d'origine japonaise > Relogement et internement forcés, 1941-1949 > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Jardins japonais > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Relations entre générations > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Livres d'images pour enfants.
Américains d'origine japonaise > Relogement et internement forcés, 1942-1945 > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Jardins > Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
Japanese Americans.
Gardens.
United States.
Japanese Americans > Fiction.
Japanese > Fiction.
1942-1945
Fiction.
Juvenile works.
Description
Summary:A story based upon the discrimination against Japanese Canadians and Americans during and after WWII. When Mary's Japanese American neighbor is bussed away to a camp, the little girl promises to care for his garden and his pond full of koi. When he doesn't return and his house is sold she and her grandmother free the koi. Mary takes two flag tulips and a stone and begins her own garden.
Physical Description:1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
ISBN:0773731369
9780773731363