http://www.shens.com/to_swim_in_our_own_pond/ en-us Copyright 2009 Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:45:04 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://www.rssboard.org/rss-specification To Swim In Our Own Pond by Ngoc-Dung Tran and illustrated by Xuan-Quang Dang received a nice review in School Library Journal:

"Tran has selected 22 familiar Vietnamese proverbs, drawn from both his childhood and an early 20th-century collection, and paired them with generally well-known Western equivalents. The Vietnamese "Good personality supersedes beauty," for example, is matched with "Beauty is only skin deep." The proverb in the original language is boxed in at the top of each page; beneath it is a soft, pastel watercolor illustration. A larger rectangle at the bottom presents the translation in boldface type and the Western equivalent. The deceptively simple, almost childlike paintings nicely convey the lifestyles and countryside of Vietnam. An author's note in both languages describes the collection and certain characteristics of Vietnamese proverbs; appended is a short introduction to the Vietnamese language." ]]> http://www.shens.com/to_swim_in_our_own_pond/2008/08/school-library-journal.html http://www.shens.com/to_swim_in_our_own_pond/2008/08/school-library-journal.html Reviews Reviews Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:45:04 -0800 To Swim In Our Own Pond by Ngoc-Dung Tran and illustrated by Xuan-Quan Dang was reviewed by Children's Bookwatch:

"This book of Vietnamese proverbs gathers over twenty sayings from the Vietnam countryside, pairing the Vietnamese language with English translations and adding illustrations by Xuan-Quang Dang. The full-page watercolors are fine embellishments in this simple multicultural collection."
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"The pictures offer a good portrait of Vietnamese lives, surroundings, and cultural idiosyncrasies. An excellent idea... worth looking at as a cultural tool."
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