
Title
Glass Tears
Author
Jolly, Jane
Illustrator
Wu, Di
Publisher
Limelight Press
Published Date
2005
Annotation
In this picture book Tian experiences grief through Vietnamese traditions. To ensure her father’s journey into the afterlife is safe, she sends a bouquet of flowers made from glass beads to be placed on her father’s grave on an Australian coastal cliff top.
Key Concepts
Cultural traditions, Family, Loss, Racial identity
Audience
Upper primary
AC Links/EYLF
English, Geography, HASS, History, ACELA1500, ACELA1502, ACELT1608, ACELT1609, ACELT1610, ACELT1612, ACHASSK111, ACHASSK112, ACELA1515, ACELA1518, ACELT1613, ACELT1614, ACHASSK134, ACHASSK135, ACHASSK136, ACHASSK137, ACHASSK138, ACHASSK139, ACHASSK140, ACHASSK141