Publisher: A Location Where Sunflowers Flourish?

A Place Where Sunflowers Grow is a children’s book by Japanese-American author Amy Lee-Tai, illustrated by Felicia Hoshino. The story follows Mari, a young Japanese-American girl who and her family were interned in the Topaz War Relocation Center in Utah during World War II. Mari gradually adjusts as she enrolls in an art class, makes a friend, and plants sunflowers.

The summer sun is blazingly hot, and Mari’s art class has begun. However, it’s hard to think of anything to draw in a place where nothing beautiful grows. Somehow, glimmers of hope emerge as Mari wonders if anything can bloom at Topaz, where her family was interned along with thousands of other Japanese Americans during World War II.

Published in 2006 by Children’s Book Press in San Francisco, California, the book explores the themes of Japanese internment, world, and the importance of embracing the beauty of nature. The book is suitable for ages 7-10 and explores themes such as Japanese internment, the world, and the importance of embracing the beauty of nature.

As Mari grows up, she wonders if anything can bloom in the desert, where her family was interned alongside thousands of other Japanese Americans during World War II. The book was published in 2006 by Children’s Book Press (now an imprint of Lee and Low Books) in San Francisco, California.