title: My First Book of Vietnamese Words: An ABC Rhyming Book of Vietnamese Language and Culture (My First Book Of...-miscellaneous/English)
author:  Phuoc Thi Minh Tran 
description: K-Gr 3This book by the team that produced the award-winning Vietnamese Children's Favorite Stories, provides cultural tidbits, values, and traditions in captions, with rhymes (and occasionally strained meter) in large type for young readers. There are two pages of pronunciation help, though no mention of the six possible tones that combine with the diacritics. As with other related books from the publisher (My First Book of Hindi Words), images and boldface type allow readers to connect the Vietnamese word with its English meaning, and a word list at the end confirms the association. The clear, delicate line-and-color illustrations in soft neon depict smiling children, usually enjoying food or play. VERDICT Despite the challenges of Vietnamese language and uncertain meter, this book is a lovely tribute to a culture and its people. A valuable addition to a language and geography collections.Patricia D. Lothrop, formerly at St. George's School, Newport, RI
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  ## Nguyễn Du
  
  
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  ### THE SONG OF KIỀU
  
  
  #### A New Lament
  
  
  ### TruyỆn KiỀu
  
  
  ### _(Đoạn Trường Tân Thanh)_
  
  
  #### Reworked into English by TIMOTHY ALLEN
  
  
  
  
  
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  * [Cover](../../titlepage.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Title Page](title.xhtml)
  
  
  * [About the Author](about_author.xhtml)
  
  
  * [A Note on Naming Systems](noteonnamingsystem.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Further Reading](further_reading.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Maps](maps_split_000.xhtml)
  
  
  * [Introduction](introduction.xhtml)
  
  
  * [THE SONG OF KIỀU](part001.xhtml)
  
  
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  * [Chapter 1](chapter001.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  * [Chapter 3](chapter003.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [bốn](part004.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Chapter 4](chapter004.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  [năm](part005.xhtml)
  
  
  
  
  
  * [Chapter 5](chapter005.xhtml)
  
  
  