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A child living in a Vietnamese refugee camp learns their first word in English with a little help from their teacher and grandmother in this heart-warming picture book based on the author''s childhood.

Many things are different for Ánh now that they''ve left Vietnam with their family. The weather is colder and they live in a communal barracks at a refugee camp while they wait for their new life in America to start. Ánh finds comfort in their warm-hearted teacher, Miss Mary Ellen, but has trouble with the foreign sounds of learning to speak English in class.

All Ánh wants is to be able to say thank you out loud to Miss Mary Ellen, but will the words ever stop getting stuck between their head and their voice? With a little inspiration from their grandmotheras well as the chance discovery of an adorable animalÁnh will try to gather the courage to finally say their first word in a new language.

Exquisitely illustrated by Bao Luu, Ánh''s New Word by Ha

Anhs New Word

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    Publisher: Feiwel and Friends
    Publication Date: 1/17/2024
    ISBN13: 9781250842138, 978-1250842138
    ISBN10: 1250842131

    Children & Teen , Teen & Young Adult

    Description

    A child living in a Vietnamese refugee camp learns their first word in English with a little help from their teacher and grandmother in this heart-warming picture book based on the author''s childhood.

    Many things are different for Ánh now that they''ve left Vietnam with their family. The weather is colder and they live in a communal barracks at a refugee camp while they wait for their new life in America to start. Ánh finds comfort in their warm-hearted teacher, Miss Mary Ellen, but has trouble with the foreign sounds of learning to speak English in class.

    All Ánh wants is to be able to say thank you out loud to Miss Mary Ellen, but will the words ever stop getting stuck between their head and their voice? With a little inspiration from their grandmotheras well as the chance discovery of an adorable animalÁnh will try to gather the courage to finally say their first word in a new language.

    Exquisitely illustrated by Bao Luu, Ánh''s New Word by Ha

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