{"id":16400,"date":"2020-09-11T17:56:27","date_gmt":"2020-09-12T00:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=16400"},"modified":"2020-11-13T16:30:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-14T00:30:59","slug":"read-around-the-world-visits-thailand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2020\/read-around-the-world-visits-thailand\/","title":{"rendered":"Read Around the World Visits Thailand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today our book club learned a bit about Chiang Mai, Thailand and discussed the book Tua and the Elephant<\/a> by R. P. Harris.<\/p>\n

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Nine-year-old Tua releases an abused elephant from its chains, but its angry and ruthless owners are on her tail and they’ll do anything to get their elephant back from her. Can she complete the rescue by getting Pohn-Pohn to an elephant refuge without being caught herself?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This book is also available on hoopla<\/a> with unlimited copies so you never have to wait.<\/p>\n

Before our discussion today, I sent everyone a recipe video for making banana roti<\/a>, a delicious dessert enjoyed in Thailand that is kind of like crepes, if you’ve ever tried crepes! I got a chance to make some this week and it was SO GOOD:<\/p>\n

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One of the kids in the group made it too! He and his mom used marshmallows and chocolate in place of bananas. I am TOTALLY trying that next time!<\/p>\n

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We watched a few videos about Chiang Mai, the city where this story is set, and learned a bit about a famous lantern festival they have every year for Yi Peng, a Buddhist festival held usually in November on a full moon. People light paper lanterns on fire and watch them float into the air!! (INVOLVES FIRE; DON’T TRY THIS AT HOME.)<\/p>\n