The Tale of the Water Hyacinth
Reading level
1
Language
English
Type
Reading book
Picturebook 0-3
Fiction/Non-fiction
Fiction
Illustrator
Minh Hải Nguyễn
Publisher
Room to Read
Theme
Adventure & Mystery
Nature & Environment
Country
Vietnam
Year of publication
2022
Number of pages
24
Licensing condition
Creative Commons: Attribution 4.0
Blurb:
Millions of water hyacinth plants live in the canals along the Mekong Delta near Nep’s village. Nep thought that she knew everything there was to know about the plant - how it gets stuck in her father’s canoe propeller, how to cook it, and games you can play with it. When she sees her mother drying and weaving the stems of the plant, she becomes curious.