Emma's Rug footwear and race/ethnicity

and race/ethnicity

it also served as a refuge for its artists and writers and scientists

Fujino situates his life within the context of twentieth-century history—World War II

gardener Mas Arai returns to Hiroshima to bring his best friend’s ashes to a relative on a small island

and he found his home in her

Emma's Rug footwear and race/ethnicityBy Allen Say. Emma is a gifted young artist whose most prized possession is a small, shaggy rug. When her mother accidentally puts the rug in the washing machine and destroys it, Emma is devastated because she thinks that her rug is the source of her talent and that she can no longer create. This story addresses the question of where human creativity comes from. Hardbound: 32 pp.