TY - BOOK AU - Phung,Nguyen Quang AU - Huynh,Kim Lien TI - My first day SN - 9780593306260 U1 - [E] PY - 2021/// CY - New York : PB - Make Me a World, KW - Wooden boats KW - Juvenile fiction KW - First day of school KW - Schools KW - JUVENILE FICTION / Health & Daily Living / Daily Activities KW - JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education KW - JUVENILE FICTION / People & Places / Asia KW - Mekong River KW - Fiction KW - Vietnam KW - sears N1 - "The jacket art and illustrations were originally published in slightly different form in the book Hành trình đà̂u tiên, which was originally published in Vietnam by Kim Đò̂ng Publishing House, Hanoi, in 2017. This English text was based on that book."--Colophon N2 - "This is no ordinary first journey. The rainy season has come to the Mekong Delta, and An, a young Vietnamese boy, sets out alone in a wooden boat wearing a little backpack and armed only with a single oar. On the way, he is confronted by giant crested waves, heavy rainfall and eerie forests where fear takes hold of him. Although daunted by the dark unknown, An realizes that he is not alone and continues to paddle. He knows it will all be worth it when he reaches his destination"-- ER -