Gibberish
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Picture Book · Ages 4–8 · 2022 · Est. 2 min read-aloud

Gibberish

By Young Vo

A young boy named Dat navigates a new environment where everyone speaks a language he doesn't understand.

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40 pages· 231 words· Est. 2 min read-aloud
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Dat's first day at a new school in a foreign land is daunting. Every word sounds like gibberish, and making friends seems impossible. But when a kind classmate shows him that communication goes beyond words, hope emerges. Can this unexpected friendship bridge the language gap and help Dat find his place in a new world?

From the publisher

It’s Dat’s first day of school in a new country! Dat and his Mah made a long journey to get here, and Dat doesn’t know the language. To Dat, everything everybody says - from the school bus driver to his new classmates - sounds like gibberish. How is Dat going to make new friends if they can’t understand each other? Luckily there’s a friendly girl in Dat’s class who knows that there are other ways to communicate, besides just talking. Could she help make sense of the gibberish?

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Format
Hardcover
Pages
40
Words
231
Reading age
4–8
Audience
Picture
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about immigration and emigrationBooks about movingBooks about schoolBooks about languages
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Published
March 1, 2022
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Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781646141104

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