A Different Pond is an unforgettable story about a simple event – a long-ago fishing trip. Graphic novelist Thi Bui and poet Bao Phi deliver a powerful, honest glimpse into a relationship between father and son – and between cultures, old and new. As a young boy, Bao and his father awoke early, hours before his father’s long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. A successful catch meant a fed family. Between hope-filled casts, Bao’s father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam.

Read two takes on A Different Pond in June 2019’s My Take/Your Take.

Related: Americas, Asia, Awards, Caldecott, North America, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, United States, Vietnam

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• ISBN: 9781623708030
• Author: Bao Phi
• Illustrator: Thi Bui
• Published: 2017, Capstone Young Readers
• Themes: Family, Fishing
• Descriptors: Americas, Asia, Awards, Caldecott, North America, Primary (ages 6-9), Realistic Fiction, United States, Vietnam
• No. of pages: 32