Glass Tears

Title

Glass Tears

Author

Jolly, Jane

Illustrators

Wu, Di

Publisher, Date

Limelight Press, 2005

Audience

Upper Primary

AC Links/EYLF

English, Geography, HASS, History, ACELA1500, ACELA1502, ACELT1608, ACELT1609, ACELT1610, ACELT1612, ACHASSK111

English, Geography, HASS, History, ACELA1500, ACELA1502, ACELT1608, ACELT1609, ACELT1610, ACELT1612, ACHASSK111, ACHASSK112, ACELA1515, ACELA1518, ACELT1613, ACELT1614, ACHASSK134, ACHASSK135, ACHASSK136, ACHASSK137, ACHASSK138, ACHASSK139, ACHASSK140, ACHASSK141

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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
1. Cultural Traditions
2. Family
3. Loss
4. Racial Identity

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