Rice from Heaven

This picture book is based on a true story about compassion and bravery as a young girl and her community in South Korea help deliver rice via balloons to the starving and oppressed people in North Korea. Full color.

Tina M. Cho, currently living and teaching in South Korea, has been in the protagonist's shoes. She has partnered with a North Korean refugee organization to send rice balloons over the border.
Tina is the author of The Girl's Guide to Manners, 26 guided reading books from Lakeshore Learning and Compass Media, a coloring book, God Is So Good, and an e-book, Seasons of the Asian Pear Tree. She teaches at an international school and writes for the children's and educational markets. Though she grew up in Iowa, she now lives in South Korea. You can learn more about Tina at tinamcho.com.
Keum Jin Song lives in Daegu, South Korea, where she was born. Passionate about her work as an illustrator, she takes her inspiration from nature, which is reflected in her detailed, dreamy style with its smooth, wavy lines.