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Everyone Loves Career Day but Zia (Zia series)
Jenny Liao
Illustrator: Dream Chen
Ages: 5 & Under
Published: 2024
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf/Random House Children's Books/PRH
ISBN: 978-0-593-42545-9
Keywords: 5--Cantonese, English, translate, red dress, laptop, monitor, fabric, expertise, weaves, immigrant Chinese -American,
How can Zia's Chinese mother tell the class about her job as a seamstress when she doesn't speak English? Zia has an idea. Expressive Illustrations. Author's note. Cantonese glossary.