Our Home is the Sea

by Riki Levinson, Dennis Luzak

A Chinese boy hurries home from school to his family's houseboat in Hong Kong harbor. It is the end of the school year, and he is anxious to join his father and grandfather in their family profession, fishing.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published September 15, 1988

Reviews

[Capn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Maybe I just wasn't in the mood, but - meh. The artwork is probably better in printed form (reading for free on OpenLibrary), and some of the scenes capture Hong Kong, but others could really be anywhere, I suppose. The story is very slight. Son wants to follow in his father's and father's father's footsteps (fisherman), but mother wants him to be a schoolteacher. The kid clearly hates school. The kid clearly loves the sea and dreams to carry on a family tradition. I mean... that's it.

[Shana · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's a great walk-through of another culture (Hong Kong), highlighting the old with the new.

[Patricia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love that the illustrations are paintings