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    Duck for Turkey Day
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    Duck for Turkey Day

    By Jacqueline Jules and Kathryn Mitter

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    About this ebook

    It's almost Thanksgiving, and Tuyet is excited about the holiday and the vacation from school. There's just one problem: her Vietnamese American family is having duck for Thanksgiving dinner - not turkey! Nobody has duck for Thanksgiving - what will her teacher and the other kids think? To her surprise, Tuyet enjoys her yummy thanksgiving dinner anyhow - and an even bigger surprise is waiting for her at school on Monday. Dinners from roast beef to lamb to enchiladas adorned the Thanksgiving tables of her classmates, but they all had something in common - family! Kids from families with different traditions will enjoy this warm story about "the right way" to celebrate an American holiday.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAlbert Whitman & Company
    Release dateSep 1, 2009
    ISBN9780807593929
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    Duck for Turkey Day
    Author

    Jacqueline Jules

    David O’Connell is a writer and illustrator living in London, UK. His favourite things to draw are monsters, naughty children (another type of monster), batty old ladies and evil cats!

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    • 4/5
      I love the simplicity of the story and how it teaches a lesson, the illustrations as well.
    • 3/5
      Great Book.
    • 5/5
      SUMMARYTuyet's class learns about Thanksgiving at school.She tells her mom that they have to have a turkey for Thanksgiving instead of duck. Tuyet tries to find a way to get a turkey for Thanksgiving, but realizes that she enjoys the duck. When she returns to school, she is ashamed that her family eats duck instead of turkey on Thanksgiving. She learns that some of her other classmates also eat things other than turkey. REVIEWI think this book is a great way to teach students how people from other cultures celebrate some of the same holidays as us, but in different ways. Tuyet was ashamed that her family ate duck on Thanksgiving instead of turkey because she thought her family was the only one that did something different. However, her classmates shared that they eat things other than turkey too, including chicken and noodles, enchiladas, and tofu turkey. I liked the message of acceptance in this book as well. I think this a great book to teach Thanksgiving because it doesn't focus on the general Thanksgiving information and aspects.
    • 5/5
      Summary:This story is about a little girl named Tuyet she is excited about Thanksgiving and the fact she gets a vacation from school. The only problem is she Vietnamese and they are having Duck instead of Turkey.Personal reaction: I like that this story is about Vietnamese and how thier culture eats duck on Thanksgiving instead of Turkey like most American families.Classroom extension ideas:1.The students can talk about what they eat for holidays and see if their are diffrences and similarities.2.The students can draw a Duck instead of a turkey like Tuyet.
    • 4/5
      A wonderful way to show that there are different, equally acceptable ways of having Thanksgiving dinner; what matters is that the family is together. I also like that Tuyet felt confused about not having turkey but then was reassured that her family was not alone.
    • 5/5
      Tuyet’s Vietnamese-American family celebrates Thanksgiving day by roasting a duck rather than a turkey. Tuyet worries about how she’ll report on her family’s “odd” tradition when she gets back to school, but it turns out that many of her classmates have different cultural traditions, just as she does. Kathryn Mitter’s watercolor illustrations are realistic yet cute, and bring warmth to the story.
    • 3/5
      Tuyet is excited to celebrate Thanksgiving at home, but dismayed that her Vietnamese-American family's feast will involve duck, rather than the more traditional turkey. She tries to convince her mother and grandmother that this is Turkey Day, just like she learned at school, but is informed in return that her family prefers duck. Tuyet too enjoys duck, and has a good time with her cousins on Thanksgiving Day itself. But what will she tell her teacher and classmates, when they discuss their holiday celebrations...?With its story of a young Asian-American girl struggling to reconcile her expectations regarding the American celebration of a particular holiday with her immigrant family's own traditions, Duck for Turkey Day reminded me a bit of the middle-grade novel, Peiling and the Chicken-Fried Christmas, about a Chinese-American girl and her longing for a "real" American Christmas. The story here is sweet, and the conclusion heartwarming, leading young reader/listeners to the idea that there is no one true way to celebrate Thanksgiving (or any other holiday), and that the day isn't really about the food you eat, but the feelings you have, and the people with whom you celebrate. The artwork from illustrator Kathryn Mitter is colorful and cute - well-matched to the story. Recommended to anyone looking for children's stories that feature diverse ways of celebrating Thanksgiving.
    • 4/5
      Summary:This is a story about an American-Vietnamese girl who is ready to have turkey on Thanksgiving Day. It turns out her mom will be making a traditional Vietnamese duck instead. She does not like the idea of duck at all. She is also embarrassed to tell her friends. It turns out she enjoyed the duck and the day itself. When Tuyet goes back to school she begins to cry because she does not want to tell them that she ate duck for Thanksgiving. It turns out some of the other class did not eat turkey either. The teacher explains to them that Thanksgiving is not about the turkey but about the time you share with your family.Reflection:This is a good book for young kids. Especially if they are torn between American Culture and their own culture. It teaches kids that we are not all the same and that we all share different traditions.