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Marsden, Carolyn

Silk Umbrellas

135 pp. | Candlewick | March, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-7636-2257-5 $$15.99
(4) 4-6 When Noi's older sister begins working in a factory, Noi fears she'll meet the same fate--unless she can learn to paint umbrellas as well as her ailing grandmother. Some readers will be impatient with the slow-to-act Noi, but they'll also be moved by this carefully crafted story and intrigued by the formality of Thai kids' interactions with adults.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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