
Half Spoon of Rice |
Subtitle:
A Survival Story of the Cambodian Genocide
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Book Category:
Juvenile Fiction > General
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Author:
Icy Smith
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Editor::
Sopaul Nhem
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Illustrator::
English
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Binding:
Hardcover
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ISBN 13:
9780982167588
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Price:
US 19.95
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Publication Year:
2010
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Publisher Info
East West Discovery Press. InquiryNine-year-old Thomas and his cousin Rita embark on a journey to Montana for a fossil hunting and study expedition with the Junior Scientist Club of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. Thomas discovers a 66-million-year-old dinosaur nicknamed Thomas?one of the five most complete T. rex skeletons in the world. Through the eyes of Thomas and Rita, young readers learn about the T. rex and how dinosaurs lived, as well as the basics of excavation and the preparation of fossils for their public debut in the Museum's new Dinosaur Hall, opening in July 2011.
Book Review and Awards
National Association for Multicultural Education Multicultural Children?s Publication Award, Benjamin Franklin Book Award, California Book Award Finalist, Society of School Librarians International Honor Award, Cooperative Children?s Book Center Choices, Skipping Stones Honor Award, Moonbeam Children?s Book Award, Next Generation Indie Book Award