Author: Angela Lam
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1631520067
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
In China, girls are bad luck and are often drowned. But Angela and her sisters are lucky. They are born in America and allowed to live two lives in one world: eating dim sum and praying the rosary; studying hard at school and playing make believe with their dolls. With a Chinese father who loves consumerism and an American mother determined to give her daughters the opportunities she was denied, Angela and her sisters grow up celebrating both their Chinese heritage and their American culture. But when their father suddenly becomes ill, Angela begins to question the limits of luck and the power of prayer—and to wonder whether she will ever find the courage to be herself.
Red Eggs and Good Luck
Author: Angela Lam
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1631520067
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
In China, girls are bad luck and are often drowned. But Angela and her sisters are lucky. They are born in America and allowed to live two lives in one world: eating dim sum and praying the rosary; studying hard at school and playing make believe with their dolls. With a Chinese father who loves consumerism and an American mother determined to give her daughters the opportunities she was denied, Angela and her sisters grow up celebrating both their Chinese heritage and their American culture. But when their father suddenly becomes ill, Angela begins to question the limits of luck and the power of prayer—and to wonder whether she will ever find the courage to be herself.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1631520067
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
In China, girls are bad luck and are often drowned. But Angela and her sisters are lucky. They are born in America and allowed to live two lives in one world: eating dim sum and praying the rosary; studying hard at school and playing make believe with their dolls. With a Chinese father who loves consumerism and an American mother determined to give her daughters the opportunities she was denied, Angela and her sisters grow up celebrating both their Chinese heritage and their American culture. But when their father suddenly becomes ill, Angela begins to question the limits of luck and the power of prayer—and to wonder whether she will ever find the courage to be herself.
Red Eggs and Good Luck
Author: Angela Lam
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781631520051
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Chinese American girl struggles to discover her identity as the daughter of a Chinese father and a German Catholic mother.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781631520051
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Chinese American girl struggles to discover her identity as the daughter of a Chinese father and a German Catholic mother.
Ten Eggs in a Nest
Author: Marilyn Sadler
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 037598139X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Beginning readers can count to ten—and add—while they learn to read with P.J. Funnybunny author Marilyn Sadler's latest, funniest Bright and Early Book! Gwen the hen has laid her eggs, but just how many is anyone's guess. For now, she's quite content to sit and wait for them to hatch. Red Rooster, however, is too excited to wait. As soon as one egg hatches, he struts over to Worm World and buys ONE worm for his ONE new baby chick. Alas, Red returns to find that not ONE new baby chick, but TWO baby chicks have now hatched, requiring a return trip to Worm World. The hijinks continue back and forth until ten eggs have hatched, Red Rooster is ready to plotz, and young readers have learned a thing or two about ONE: counting to ten; TWO: simple addition; THREE: buying and selling; and FOUR: chickens and eggs! With stylized illustrations by Michael Fleming reminiscent of classic Beginner Books, this is a perfect choice for parents looking to teach reading and math to their own little chicks! Bright and Early Books are perfect for beginning beginner readers! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1968 with The Foot Book, Bright and Early Books use fewer and easier words than Beginner Books. Readers just starting to recognize words and sound out letters will love these short books with colorful illustrations.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 037598139X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Beginning readers can count to ten—and add—while they learn to read with P.J. Funnybunny author Marilyn Sadler's latest, funniest Bright and Early Book! Gwen the hen has laid her eggs, but just how many is anyone's guess. For now, she's quite content to sit and wait for them to hatch. Red Rooster, however, is too excited to wait. As soon as one egg hatches, he struts over to Worm World and buys ONE worm for his ONE new baby chick. Alas, Red returns to find that not ONE new baby chick, but TWO baby chicks have now hatched, requiring a return trip to Worm World. The hijinks continue back and forth until ten eggs have hatched, Red Rooster is ready to plotz, and young readers have learned a thing or two about ONE: counting to ten; TWO: simple addition; THREE: buying and selling; and FOUR: chickens and eggs! With stylized illustrations by Michael Fleming reminiscent of classic Beginner Books, this is a perfect choice for parents looking to teach reading and math to their own little chicks! Bright and Early Books are perfect for beginning beginner readers! Launched by Dr. Seuss in 1968 with The Foot Book, Bright and Early Books use fewer and easier words than Beginner Books. Readers just starting to recognize words and sound out letters will love these short books with colorful illustrations.
A Whole Lot of Lucky
Author: Danette Haworth
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802723934
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
When twelve-year-old Hailee's family wins the lottery, her life changes in unexpected--and not always good--way.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 0802723934
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
When twelve-year-old Hailee's family wins the lottery, her life changes in unexpected--and not always good--way.
Author:
Publisher: Soffer Publishing
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
Publisher: Soffer Publishing
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 83
Book Description
The Secret Language of Women
Author: Nina Romano
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1630269085
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Winner of the Independent Publishers Book Awards (Gold Medal, Romance) Set in China in the late 1800’s, The Secret Language of Women tells the story of star-crossed lovers, Zhou Bin Lian, a Eurasian healer, and Giacomo Scimenti, an Italian sailor, driven apart by the Boxer Rebellion. When Lian is seventeen years old, she accompanies her Swiss father, Dr. Gianluca Brasolin, fluent in Italian, to tend the Italian ambassador, at the Summer Palace of Empress Dowager, where she meets and falls in love with Giacomo. Through voyage and adventure, their love intensifies, but soon is severed by Lian’s dutiful promise as the wife to another. Forbidden from pursuing her chosen profession as a healer, and despised because she does not have bound feet, she is forced to work in a cloisonné factory while her in-laws raise her daughter, Ya Chen. It is in Nushu, the women’s secret writing, that she chronicles her life and her hopes for the future. Rebelling against the life forced upon her, she empowers herself to act out against the injustice and becomes the master of her own destiny. But her quest for freedom comes at a costly price: The life of someone close to her, lost in a raging typhoon, a grueling journey to the Yun-kang Caves, and a desperate search for beauty and love in the midst of brutality.
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1630269085
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 323
Book Description
Winner of the Independent Publishers Book Awards (Gold Medal, Romance) Set in China in the late 1800’s, The Secret Language of Women tells the story of star-crossed lovers, Zhou Bin Lian, a Eurasian healer, and Giacomo Scimenti, an Italian sailor, driven apart by the Boxer Rebellion. When Lian is seventeen years old, she accompanies her Swiss father, Dr. Gianluca Brasolin, fluent in Italian, to tend the Italian ambassador, at the Summer Palace of Empress Dowager, where she meets and falls in love with Giacomo. Through voyage and adventure, their love intensifies, but soon is severed by Lian’s dutiful promise as the wife to another. Forbidden from pursuing her chosen profession as a healer, and despised because she does not have bound feet, she is forced to work in a cloisonné factory while her in-laws raise her daughter, Ya Chen. It is in Nushu, the women’s secret writing, that she chronicles her life and her hopes for the future. Rebelling against the life forced upon her, she empowers herself to act out against the injustice and becomes the master of her own destiny. But her quest for freedom comes at a costly price: The life of someone close to her, lost in a raging typhoon, a grueling journey to the Yun-kang Caves, and a desperate search for beauty and love in the midst of brutality.
The Year of the Dog
Author: Grace Lin
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 031603097X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
This funny and profound debut novel by prolific illustrator Lin tells the story of young Pacy who, as she celebrates the Chinese New Year with her family, discovers this is the year she is supposed to "find herself." Illustrations.
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 031603097X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
This funny and profound debut novel by prolific illustrator Lin tells the story of young Pacy who, as she celebrates the Chinese New Year with her family, discovers this is the year she is supposed to "find herself." Illustrations.
Three Summers Among the Birds of Russian Lapland
Author: Henry J. Pearson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Account of journeys made by author in 1899, 1901 and 1903, with special emphasis on birds.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
Account of journeys made by author in 1899, 1901 and 1903, with special emphasis on birds.
SAVING FACE IN CHINA
Author: Anne-Laure Monfret
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456890654
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Easy to read and full of humor, this useful and entertaining guide will be invaluable to anyone working in China or with Chinese. It deals with an essential element of social codes in China: the importance of "saving face." The author brings up this sensitive subject by presenting many real life experiences and anecdotes of Chinese and foreigners (Europe and North America) interacting with each other. It provides an important tool in building good relations and efficient communication with the Chinese, offers helpful tips and provides a basic knowledge of the most important aspects of etiquette and customs in China. The advice offered is straightforward and easy to apply both in daily life and in business.
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 1456890654
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 163
Book Description
Easy to read and full of humor, this useful and entertaining guide will be invaluable to anyone working in China or with Chinese. It deals with an essential element of social codes in China: the importance of "saving face." The author brings up this sensitive subject by presenting many real life experiences and anecdotes of Chinese and foreigners (Europe and North America) interacting with each other. It provides an important tool in building good relations and efficient communication with the Chinese, offers helpful tips and provides a basic knowledge of the most important aspects of etiquette and customs in China. The advice offered is straightforward and easy to apply both in daily life and in business.
The Complete Book of Greek Cooking
Author: Recipe Club of St. Paul's Church
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062434365
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
More than 200 unique and intriguing recipes for all kinds of Greek dishes.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062434365
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 367
Book Description
More than 200 unique and intriguing recipes for all kinds of Greek dishes.