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School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2008
K-Gr 3 In a village high in the hills of Thailand, the people make umbrellas decorated with flowers and butterflies. Finally allowed to paint one, young Noot quickly demonstrates her talent to copy her mother's example, but when she's left on her own, she fills her umbrellas with fanciful elephants having fun and "being silly" instead of the expected designs. Her parents remind her that they earn their income by selling the traditional flower-an...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Everyone in Noot's Thai village decorates umbrellas with flowers and butterflies; when Noot paints playful elephants on hers, her fami...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
