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My First Day
Phùng Nguyên Quang and Huynh Kim Liên
Illustrator: Phùng Nguyên Quang and Huynh Kim Liên
Ages: 6+
Published: 2021
Publisher: Make Me a World/Random House/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-30626-0
Keywords: first day of school, Mekong Delta, Vietnam, Our Own Voices
A Vietnamese boy sets forth in a small wooden boat through the Mekong Delta on his way to school. Lush digital art; map and author's note.