Our Rice Village in Cambodia
Publication: 1963
A pioneer in depicting multiculturalism in children's literature, Ezra Jack Keats provided the illustrations to this story about the everyday life of a young boy and his family in Cambodia. This book was released shortly after Keats' groundbreaking, Caldecott Award winning book, The Snowy Day. The publication of this book coincides with the U.S. military's involvement in Southeast Asia.
Title
Our Rice Village in Cambodia
Date
Publication: 1963
Description
A pioneer in depicting multiculturalism in children's literature, Ezra Jack Keats provided the illustrations to this story about the everyday life of a young boy and his family in Cambodia. This book was released shortly after Keats' groundbreaking, Caldecott Award winning book, The Snowy Day. The publication of this book coincides with the U.S. military's involvement in Southeast Asia.
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Copyright; use considered fair according to the ARL Code of Best Practices in Fair Use
Format
Children's books
Source
Peabody Library, PZ9 .T557 Ou
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Citation
“Our Rice Village in Cambodia,” Gallery, accessed July 14, 2020, https://gallery.library.vanderbilt.edu/items/show/908.