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Children and youth experience poverty at a higher rate than adults, with 16.9% of children under the age of 18 living below the poverty threshold. According to the Census Bureau, about 37.9 million Americans, or 11.6% of the population, lived below the federal poverty line in 2021.

Make a connection between what happened in the book and what you see in the photograph.The impacts of rising inflation and concerns about an economic recession have turned national attention towards the number of Americans who are experiencing poverty, hunger, and homelessness.

What do you notice that is the same? What do you notice that is different?

Think about the book, and take a close look at this photograph.

Using textual and visual evidence, challenge students to make connections to the story and notice the differences between what is in the book and what is in the photograph. Invite students to share a connection they may have to this story or the author or illustrator experiences.įor this primary source pairing, create the opportunity for students to compare and contrast the story in the book to an image of two people fishing in Halong Bay, Vietnam.

Both Bao Phi and Thi Bui talk about their childhoods and the connections to their youth in this book. Between hope-filled casts, Bao’s father told him about a different pond in their homeland of Vietnam.Īfter reading the book, share or summarize the Author and Illustrator Notes at the back of the book with students. Unlike many other anglers, Bao and his father fished for food, not recreation. Written by Bao Phi, Illustrated by Thi BuiĪs a young boy, Bao Phi awoke early, hours before his father’s long workday began, to fish on the shores of a small pond in Minneapolis.