Description:
One quick tap, and bananas appear at your door the next morning like magic. Simple, right? Here's a peek inside that seemingly effortless convenience.
Award-winning author and illustrator Jung Jinho traces the incredible journey of one banana, from phone screen to front door. Bustling trucks, lively market vendors, and dedicated night-time workers are part of the surprising connections that bring the things we need right to us.
A captivating look at the many hands and countless stories behind our daily deliveries.
Perfect for:
- Teacher Librarians: Seeking engaging and accessible ways to introduce global systems and supply chains to young readers.
- Parents & Carers: Looking for a wonderful tool to discuss the implications of modern convenience and how our choices impact the world around us with young children.
- Contemporary Illustration Lovers: Discovering a stunning example of cutting-edge contemporary Korean illustration from a renowned artist.
Banana Express is a fun, eye-opening adventure that shows us just how connected we all are, and why each of us truly matters.
Brief description:
Aerin Park is a Korean-English literary translator and Korean language educator who believes language is a bridge to people's stories, culture, and history. Her recent works include The Legend of Tiger and Tail-flower (Levine Querido), Okchundang Candy (Levine Querido), and Late Today (Eerdmans). Aerin lives in Roseville, Minnesota, with her husband and three children--her first readers.
Review Quotes:
"Jung creates invitingly simple black-and-white line drawings with yellow highlights to complement his easy, step-by-step narrative ... Jung warmly reminds readers--factory assemblers and engineers, fishermen and suppliers, drivers and deliverers, and parents and caregivers alike--that 'we are all connected.'"
--Terry Hong, Shelf Awareness
"This impeccably designed book takes an in-depth look at many of the invisible jobs that keep our communities running--and it does it in banana yellow! Bon appetit!"
--Let's Talk Picture Books
"This is a delightful look at the supply chain, set in a Korean city ... Little readers will love seeing the vehicles and people hard at work using different tools ... A good purchase for all collections that serve young children."
--Youth Services Book Review
"Illuminating ... A clever, tidy story about how so many of our choices are interconnected, from nighttime fishing boats to daycare workers ... Engaging fare for resolutely curious kids."
--Booklist
"Award-winning author and illustrator Jung Jinho traces the incredible journey of one banana, from phone screen to front door ... Original, informative, and a fun read from cover to cover."
--Midwest Book Review
"[Banana Express] opens our eyes to all the people in all the places who work together so we can eat, do our own jobs, have something to wear, have a subway to ride, and on and on. If you think about it, really think about [it], we are connected to so many people all over the world. They help us. We help them. Wow! That's the kind of world I want to live in--and I do!."
--Barb Langridge, A Book and a Hug