Grandfather's journey

By Allen Say

Subjects: Japan, fiction, collectionID:caldecott90, age:max:8, Gandfathers, Japanese americans, fiction, Homesickness, grade:min:Preschool, Caldecott Medal, Immigrants, lexile_range:601-700, lexile_code:AD, Manners and customs, Voyages and travels, fiction, age:min:5, Japanese, united states, fiction, Memory in literature, grade:max:3, Grandfathers, Japanese American families, Voyages and travels, Fiction, Japanese Americans, Children's fiction, Grandparents, fiction, Social life and customs, lexile:650, Description and travel, Juvenile fiction, United states, fiction, Picture books, Travel, Intergenerational relations, Young men, award:Caldecott_award

Description: A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.