vietnam

Investigates what it is like to live in Vietnam, providing facts about the country's population, size, language, and government, and discussing Vietnam's history, transportation, country and city life, people and culture, climate, recreation, and attractions.

Briefly describes the people, geography, government, religion, language, customs, and lifestyles of modern-day Vietnam.

Fleeing from agents of the new communist government in Vietnam, an old man and three children begin an endless and seemingly hopeless struggle for survival as boat people.

Mai travels to Vietnam, the land of her mother's birth, to discover both a new country and something about herself.

Examines aspects of Vietnamese society, including family ties, types of homes, city and village life, clothing, language, employment, ethnic minorities, and leisure activities.

A boy takes refuge in the jungle with his elephant when the Viet Cong launch an attack on his village in the aftermath of the Vietnam War.

Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama.

When Mai feeds the caged birds at a Buddhist temple in Vietnam, her simple act of kindness starts a chain of thoughtful acts that ultimately comes back to her. Includes author's note explaining the Buddhist concepts of karma and samsara, or the wheel of life.

A village of mice prepares for Tet, or Vietnamese New Year, as different numbers of mice give gifts, cook food, and celebrate in other traditional ways. Includes an afterword with facts about the holiday.

Provides readers with a look into the lives, challenges, and successes of Vietnamese immigrants.