Halmoni and the Picnic

Halmoni and the Picnic PDF Author: Sook Nyul Choi
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395616260
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
A Korean American girl's third grade class helps her newly arrived grandmother feel more comfortable with her new life in the United States.

Halmoni and the Picnic

Halmoni and the Picnic PDF Author: Sook Nyul Choi
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780395616260
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40

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Book Description
A Korean American girl's third grade class helps her newly arrived grandmother feel more comfortable with her new life in the United States.

Yunmi and Halmoni's Trip

Yunmi and Halmoni's Trip PDF Author: Sook Nyul Choi
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
ISBN: 9780395811801
Category : Families
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
When she goes to Korea with her grandmother, Yunmi looks forward to visiting relatives she has never seen, but she also worries about whether Halmoni will want to return to New York.

One Family

One Family PDF Author: George Shannon
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1466894032
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Book Description
A celebration of diverse families plus a clever 1-10 counting element in this unabridged board book edition of One Family. Just how many things can "one" be? One box of crayons. One batch of cookies. One world. One family. From veteran picture book author George Shannon and artist Blanca Gomez comes a playful, interactive book that shows how a family can be big or small and comprised of people of a range of genders and races.

Year of Impossible Goodbyes

Year of Impossible Goodbyes PDF Author: Sook Nyul Choi
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0547348746
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 181

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Book Description
This autobiographical story tells of ten-year-old Sookan and her family's suffering and humiliation in Korea, first under Japanese rule and after the Russians invade, and of a harrowing escape to South Korea.

Girls Hold Up this World

Girls Hold Up this World PDF Author: Jada Pinkett Smith
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
ISBN: 9780439087933
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Book Description
Relates how girls are unique individuals, possessing self-esteem and discipline, and able to work with other girls to make the world a better place.

The White Giraffe

The White Giraffe PDF Author: Lauren St John
Publisher: Orion Children's Books
ISBN: 1444002104
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 140

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Book Description
The first book in the heart-warming White Giraffe series by Lauren St John, featuring the African adventures of Martine and her magical white giraffe. When tragedy strikes on a winter's night in England, Martine is sent to live with her grandmother on a game reserve in South Africa. Her wild, beautiful new home is riddled with secrets, but lonely Martine finds comfort in the legend of a white giraffe and in mysterious Grace, who believes Martine has a powerful gift. Defying her grandmother by entering the reserve alone, Martine is plunged into a world of danger, mystery and adventure. Who can she trust? And how far will she go to save the only friend she has ever known?

Echoes of the White Giraffe

Echoes of the White Giraffe PDF Author: Sook Nyul Choi
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618809172
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Book Description
Fifteen-year-old Sookan adjusts to life in the refugee village in Pusan but continues to hope that the civil war will end and her family will be reunited in Seoul.

Where's Halmoni?

Where's Halmoni? PDF Author: Julie Kim
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1632170779
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Book Description
“. . . features two young Korean American siblings who take a trip through a magical portal into a land filled with characters from old Korean fables. . . Kim is making a statement about the loss of culture among children of immigrants while also writing a book that returns some of that to them.” —Jay Caspian King, The New York Times Beautifully illustrated and told by debut author Julie Kim, this authentic voices picture book in graphic-novel style follows a young Korean girl and boy whose search for their missing grandmother leads them into a world inspired by Korean folklore, complete with mischievous goblins (dokkebi), a greedy tiger, a clever rabbit, and a wily fox. Two young children pay a visit to Halmoni (grandmother in Korean), only to discover she's not home. As they search for her, noticing animal tracks covering the floor, they discover a window, slightly ajar, new to their grandmother's home. Their curiosity gets the best of them, and they crawl through and discover an unfamiliar fantastical world, and their adventure begins. As they continue to search for their grandmother and solve the mystery of the tracks, they go deeper into a world of Korean folklore, meeting a number of characters who speak in Korean along the way, and learn more about their cultural heritage. This beautifully illustrated graphic picture book is filled with a number of Easter eggs for readers of all ages to discover, and is inspired by the Korean folktales that author and illustrator Julie Kim heard while growing up. Translations to Korean text in the story and more about the folktale-inspired characters are included at the end.

The Science of Breakable Things

The Science of Breakable Things PDF Author: Tae Keller
Publisher: Yearling
ISBN: 1524715697
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 321

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Book Description
Natalie's uplifting story of using the scientific process to "save" her mother from depression is what Booklist calls "a winning story full of heart and action." Eggs are breakable. Hope is not. When Natalie's science teacher suggests that she enter an egg drop competition, Natalie thinks that this might be the perfect solution to all of her problems. There's prize money, and if she and her friends wins, then she can fly her botanist mother to see the miraculous Cobalt Blue Orchids--flowers that survive against impossible odds. Natalie's mother has been suffering from depression, and Natalie is sure that the flowers' magic will inspire her mom to love life again. Which means it's time for Natalie's friends to step up and show her that talking about a problem is like taking a plant out of a dark cupboard and giving it light. With their help, Natalie begins an uplifting journey to discover the science of hope, love, and miracles. A vibrant, loving debut about the coming-of-age moment when kids realize that parents are people, too. Think THE FOURTEENTH GOLDFISH meets THE THING ABOUT JELLYFISH. NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY NPR * KIRKUS REVIEWS * THE CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY * "Natalie's Korean heritage is sensitively explored, as is the central issue of depression." --Publishers Weekly "A compassionate glimpse of mental illness accessible to a broad audience." --Kirkus Reviews, STARRED REVIEW "Holy moly!!! This book made me feel." --Colby Sharp, editor of The Creativity Project, teacher, and cofounder of Nerdy Book Club

“Comfort Stations” as Remembered by Okinawans during World War II

“Comfort Stations” as Remembered by Okinawans during World War II PDF Author: Yunshin Hong
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004419519
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 576

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Book Description
Okinawa, the only Japanese prefecture invaded by US forces in 1945, was forced to accommodate 146 “military comfort stations” from 1941–45. How did Okinawans view these intrusive spaces and their impact on regional society? Interviews, survivor testimonies, and archival documents show that the Japanese army manipulated comfort stations to isolate local communities, facilitate “spy hunts,” and foster a fear of rape by Americans that induced many Okinawans to choose death over survival. The politics of sex pursued by the US occupation (1945–72) perpetuated that fear of rape into the postwar era. This study of war, sexual violence, and postcolonial memory sees the comfort stations as discursive spaces of remembrance where differing war experiences can be articulated, exchanged, and mutually reassessed. Winner of the 2017 Best Publication Award of the Year by the Okinawa Times.