When Kim Moo Yong, a Korean orphan boy, is adopted by an American couple and makes the long journey by plane to their house, he finds it a strange and terrifying experience, until he begins to adjust to his new life.
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From Publishers Weekly
Kim Moo Yong--Tall Boy--has lost his parents and must travel to America to be adopted. His much-admired soldier uncle persuades him to be brave and well-behaved: "You must eat. You must learn. You must grow." First-time author Kraus then weighs down her story with numerous instances of Tall Boy's culture shock, from his dislike of his adoptive parents' "raw bean curd" complexions to his puzzlement at the lack of spirit posts. Predictably, with the help of a Korean coworker of his new father, the lad adjusts and begins to make friends. Kraus's apparent desire to make readers empathize with her hero unfortunately gets in the way of good storytelling, and Ritz's small scale, unexceptional watercolors do little more than give faces to the characters. Though Kraus draws on her experiences as the adoptive mother of a Korean boy, this is neither a particularly effective nor an authentically multicultural title. Ages 7-9.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From School Library Journal
Grade 2-4-- Admonished by his soldier uncle to be "tall, inside" or brave, an eight-year-old orphan, Kim Moo Yong, sets out from Korea to a new home in New York state. This slender account details some of the cultural differences and fears that a young person coming from Asia to adoptive parents in the United States might experience. As such, it contrasts with Ann Turner's spare, evocative Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies (HarperCollins, 1990). It may be useful in communities where adoptions of foreign-born children are common, or simply to stimulate discussion about differing customs. Quite oddly, however, Kim Moo Yong seems to have made his long trip alone. The text is choppy and, as told through his eyes in the third person, is sometimes awkwardly phrased. The illustrations appear to be done in charcoal and a watercolor wash on beige, heavily textured rice paper; they irritatingly portray the adoptive mother in a blue blouse rather than the pink one described in the narrative. --Diane S. Marton, Arlington County Library, VA
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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