IllustratorsIllustrated by Meilo SoTranslatorsTranslated by Helen WangEdition
Hardcover edition
PublisherCandlewickImprintCandlewickISBN
9780763688165
Awards and HonorsALSC Notable Children’s Books 2018, Middle CCBC Choices 2018 Choice: Fiction for Children Booklist Top 10 Books for Youth 2017, Historical Fiction Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017, Middle Grade
CSMCL Best Multicultural Children’s Books of 2017
2017 Kirkus Prize Finalist Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2017, Middle Grade The New York TimesNotable Children’s Books of 2017, Middle Grade
2018 USBBY Outstanding International Books, Grades 3–5
Bronze and Sunflower meanders gracefully through the challenges that face a family, the trials of poverty and the power of love and loyalty to overcome hardship. Historical note. Author's note.
Topics China. Cultural Revolution. Rural life. Villages. Rivers. Family life. Friendship. Water buffalo. Cadre Schools. Being mute. Being poor. Schools. Twentieth-century history of China.
SRC Level 5.200000
SRC Points 16.000000
Lexile 790L
Trim Size 5 1/2" x 8"
JLG Span Spring
Language English
Rights type Print
Publication date 2017-03-13
JLG Release Date Apr 2017
Minimum grade 2
Maximum grade 6
Reading level Elementary
Format Print
Multicultural Elementary (Grades 2-6)
Multicultural Elementary
Multicultural Elementary (Grades 2-6)
For Grades 2-6
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