The Ugly Vegetables by Grace Lin
	List Price:   $16.95 Unit Price:   $13.56 You Save:   $3.39 (20%) ISBN-10:   0881063363 ISBN-13:   9780881063363 Publisher:   Charlesbridge Publishing Edition:   illustrated Category:   Agriculture, Picture Story Bks, Nutrition Pub. Date:   July 1999 Pages:   32 Format:   Hardcover Ages:   4 to 7 Grades:   ps to 3
Awards
2003  California Young Reader Medal  Nominee/Honoree  1998  Bluebonnet Award  Nominee/Honoree  1998  New York State Charlotte Award  Nominee/Honoree  2001  North Carolina Children's Book Award  Nominee/Honoree  2002  Young Hoosier Book Award  Nominee/Honoree
Subjects
CHILDREN
Description/Notes
CA 2012 USDA Approved NE Materials HOTM (Broccoli) A Chinese American girl is disappointed in the dullness of her family garden compared with the lovely flowers she sees in other gardens -- until harvest time when her mother makes a delicious soup from all the unusual Chinese vegetables. A little girl wonders why she and her Mom are growing plants in their garden that are so different from their neighbors'. Recipe for Ugly Vegetable Soup included!