Jeong Is Jeong
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- $85.00
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- $85.00
Descripción editorial
“What is Jeong?” a little girl asks her grandma, and so begins a lyrical journey of discovery, kindness, and understanding in this ode to Korean American language and culture.
How can one tiny word mean so much?
Luna loves spending time with her little brother Joey and their halmeoni after school—they share yummy treats, play at the park, and have a lot of fun speaking to each other in Korean and English. When Halmeoni notices Luna help Joey put on his shoes and says that she has “jeong,” they realize that some words aren’t quite translatable between their two languages.
As she, Halmeoni, and Joey go through the day, Luna uncovers the meaning of a small word that carries a lot of weight. Over time, she learns more about her family, herself, and the gorgeous culture that connects them.
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A child of Korean descent learns the meaning of a word considered untranslatable in this lovingly intergenerational picture book from Yoon and Lee. As Luna, little brother Joey, and their grandmother, Halmeoni, head to the park, Halmeoni uses a word, jeong, that Luna doesn't know. The woman suggests that they find examples of its meaning during their outing, but Luna asks, "how can we find it if I don't know what to look for?" As Luna engages in acts of kindness, though, returning a stranger's possession and sharing a treat, Halmeoni notes, "This is Jeong." And back at home, Luna learns that the concept is also present in time together with family and more. The clear affection between characters, drawn using watercolor, colored pencils, and digital media, radiates from the page across scenes depicting family dinners and bedtime snuggles in this tale translating a warm concept beyond borders. Background characters are portrayed with various skin tones. An author's note concludes. Ages 4–8.
