Watercress

By: Andrea Wang, 

Age: 2+  | Published by: Neal Porter Books

ISBN: 9780823446247

Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.

Keywords: 
Asian history,  Chinese immigrant,  culture,  family,  famine,  food,  grief,  hardship,  heritage,  Ohio,  plant,  poverty,  pride,  shame,  stories,  understanding,  USA,  watercress,