Sep 05, 2019 while on my monthlong journey, a fellow teacher traveler passed along the book the stone goddess by minfong ho. Among her most famous novels is sing to the dawn which has been translated into various languages, used as a school text, staged as a musical for the 1996 singapore arts festival, and adapted into an animated film. A collection of three of awardwinning author, minfong hos, most beloved and acclaimed books. Minfong hos gathering the dew is told from the perspective of 12yearold nakri, whose life is forever changed when the khmer rouge. Find 9780439381970 the stone goddess by ho at over 30 bookstores.
Nakris family was forced to abandon their city life because of a civil war, and hurriedly walked out of the city with life necessities to join her mothers family in a rural village. Contemporary authors, new revision series dictionary. Meanwhile, ho graduated from cornell and returned to asia, working as a journalist on the singapore straits times and then as a lecturer at chiengmai university in thailand. Minfong ho books, author biography, and reading level. It talks about the family and life of nakri and and how two cambodian sisters named teeda and nakri love to dance however their townhome is taken over by a group called khmer rougeankarand are now. Nakri is a dancer in the traditional form which she has learned from her mother and her sister teeda who are both wonderful dancers. Gathering the dew originally published in hardcover. Minfong ho i grew up on the outskirts of bangkok, thailand.
The book the stone goddess by minfong ho tells a life story of a cambodian girl nakri and her family. When sophy and her older siblings are ripped away from their family by the cruel khmer rouge and sent to. The stone goddess by minfong ho free voluntary reading. The clay marble sunburst book by minfong ho 1 edition first published in 1993 not in library.
When sophy and her older siblings are ripped away from their family by the cruel khmer rouge and sent to work in a childrens labor camp, sophy bears witness to innumerable tragedies, paying too dear a price. The book was illustrated by hos younger brother, kwoncjan, and proceeds from its sales were used to help set up a nursing scholarship for village girls in thailand. Oct 12, 2016 ho minfong, born in 1951 in myanmar, raised in thailand and based in usa, is a wellknown singapore childrens author. Home was an airy house next to a fishpond and a big garden, with rice fields, where water buffalo wallowed in. Drawing on her experience with a relief organization on the thai border, ho tells the story of a cambodian family, fleeing the rival factions of the 80s while hoping to gather resources to return to. The stone goddess first person fiction series by minfong ho.
Isbn 9780439381970 the stone goddess direct textbook. Discover book depositorys huge selection of minfong ho books online. Nakri sokha lives a nice, ordinary life in phnom penh, the capital city of cambodia, with her family. Subtitled a thai lullaby, this atmospheric picture book gently but dynamically evokes a summers evening, the tranquillity punctuated only by sounds wafting in on the night air. The stone goddess by minfong ho free voluntary reading for ells. The clay marble by minfong ho twelveyearold dara, her older brother, and their mother are the only ones left of their oncelarge family. Hos more recent childrens book, published by orchard books in 2003, is the stone goddess, one of the books in the first person fiction series. A thai lullaby, illustrated by holly meade was named a caldecott honor book, an ala notable childrens book and the horn fanfare book. Sing to the dawn, rice without rain and the clay marble. Home was an airy house next to a fishpond and a big garden, with rice fields, where water buffalo wallowed in mudholes, on the other side of the palm trees. When sophy and her older siblings are ripped away from their family by the cruel khmer rouge and sent to work in a childrens labor camp, sophy bears wit. It came with high recommendations and i was told that it would be essential to read before we reached the killing fields and angkor wat, since both made an appearance in the story. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. What parallels exist between the authors life and nakris life.
Orchard books, 2003 after the communists take over cambodia and her family is torn from their city life, twelveyearold nakri and her older sister attempt to maintain their hope as well as their classical dancing skills in the midst of their struggle to survive. The stone goddess is the story of a young woman named nakri from cambodia. The stone goddess respond to part four and minfong ho. Hos more recent childrens book, published by orchard books in 2003, is the stone goddess, one of. And related readings minfong ho this study guide consists of approximately 39 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the clay marble. Parallelism minfong ho, the author of the stone goddess, writes about her real life experiences. Ho minfong, born in 1951 in myanmar, raised in thailand and based in usa, is a wellknown singapore childrens author. Ho became a relief worker in the refugee camps on the thaicambodian border, where she helped set up a feeding program for malnourished children.
Dear internet archive supporter, i ask only once a year. Minfong ho is an awardwinning chineseamerican writer. First person fiction is a series about immigrant experiences, and minfong ho tells of a cambodian family surviving under the khmer rouge in the 1970s and journeying to the refugee camps on the thai border to come eventually. Minfong ho, in her four novels, presented to her readers realistic depictions of her native southeast asia. Although the vietnam war officially ended in 1975, neighboring cambodia decimated by pol pot and his khmer rouge regime is still plagued with uncontrolled violence. It talks about the family and life of nakri and and how two cambodian sisters named teeda and nakri love to dance however their townhome is taken over by a group called khmer rougeankar and are now forced to go somewhere else, far from their home. Bloom thought that ho writes the story heartbreakingly, and linda perkins of booklist called the stone goddess a compassionate portrait of a young cambodian refugee. Despite being fiction, her stories are always set against the backdrop of real events, such as the student movement in thailand in the 1970s and the cambodian refugee problem with the. Minfong ho s gathering the dew is told from the perspective of 12yearold nakri, whose life is forever changed when the khmer rouge. In the stone goddess, awardwinning author minfong ho tells the story of sophys struggles during the 1980s communist takeover of cambodia. Right now, we have a 2to1 matching gift campaign, so you can triple your impact.
In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Her works frequently deal with the lives of people living in poverty in southeast asian countries. Click to read more about the stone goddess by minfong ho. It came with high recommendations and i was told that it would be essential to read before we reached the killing fields and. Hush a thai lullaby by minfong ho, holly meade, paperback. It talks about the family and life of nakri and and how two cambodian sisters named teeda and nakri love to dance however their townhome is taken over by a group called khmer rougeankarand are now forced to go somewhere else, far from their home. The stone goddess first person fiction series by minfong. Despite being fictions, her stories were all set against the backdrop of real historical events that she herself had experienced or at least observed firsthand. Minfong ho 1951 minfong ho was born in burma and grew up in thailand. While on my monthlong journey, a fellow teacher traveler passed along the book the stone goddess by minfong ho. When sophy and her older siblings are ripped away from their family by the cruel khmer rouge and sent to work in a childrens labor camp, sophy bears.
First person fiction is a series about immigrant experiences, and minfong ho tells of a cambodian family surviving under the khmer rouge in the 1970s and journeying to the refugee camps on the thai border to come eventually to. Minfong ho after the communists take over cambodia and her family is torn from their city life, twelveyearold nakri and her older sister attempt to maintain their hope as well as their classical dancing. Review for the stone goddess by minfong ho reading asi. In 1980, during the massive influx of refugees from cambodia, ms. List details about the authors and nakris life experiences in the t chart. Discussion guide for the stone goddess by minfong ho. Her optimistic central theme remains similar throughout all four books.
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