Grace Lin
Author
Series
Starry River of the Sky volume 3
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Pinmei, a storyteller's granddaughter, must find the Luminous Stone that Lights the Night to rescue her grandmother, who has been kidnapped by the Tiger Emperor"--
Author
Series
Starry River of the Sky volume 2
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
288 p. : col. ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
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Description
An innkeeper's chore boy discovers that a visitor's stories hold the key to returning the moon to the Starry River of the Sky.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown Books and Company
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
1st ed.
Fountas & Pinnell
K
Physical Desc
43 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Ling and Ting are identical twins that people think are exactly the same, but time and again they prove to be different.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2009, c1999
Edition
Special anniversary ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
A little girl thinks her mother's garden is the ugliest in the neighborhood until she discovers that flowers might look and smell pretty but Chinese vegetable soup smells best of all. Includes a recipe.
Author
Series
Pacy Lin books volume 3
Publisher
Recorded Books
Pub. Date
p2012
Edition
Unabridged.
Physical Desc
5 sound discs (6 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book.
Language
English
Description
When Pacy, her two sisters, and their parents go to Taiwan to celebrate Grandma's sixtieth birthday, the girls learn a great deal about their heritage.
10) Our seasons
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Edition
1st pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
[32] p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Answers questions children ask about the changing seasons, and includes illustrations and related haiku.
11) Once upon a book
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
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Description
"Alice can go anywhere in the magical pages of her favorite book. So when it flaps its pages and invites her in, she is swept away to a world of wonder and adventure. But at the end of her imaginative journey, she yearns for the place she loves best of all."--
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 23 x 29 cm
Language
English
Description
When winter comes, Mommy makes a soft bed for Little Snow to sleep on, but each night he cannot resist jumping on the bed, causing tiny feathers to fly down.
13) What will fit?
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) ; color illustrations ; 16 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Olivia searches the farmers market for something that will fill her basket. The apple is too small, and the zucchini is too long. What will fit just right? Engages young children in the math of spatial sense."--
14) Up to my knees!
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 16 cm
Language
English
Description
"Mei plants a seed and watches it grow. Soon the little plant is up to her toes, then her knees, then her waist. How tall will it get? Engages young children in exploring informal measurement."--
15) Circle! sphere!
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2020
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) ; color illustrations ; 16 cm
Language
English
Description
"Manny, Olivia, and Mei are blowing bubbles. Manny's wand is a circle, Olivia's wand is a square, and Mei's wand is a heart. What shape will their bubbles be? Engages young children in exploring geometry and making predictions."--
16) Kite flying
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
[30] p. : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
A girl describes how her family makes and flies a kite.
Author
Publisher
Dragonfly Books
Pub. Date
2006, c2004
Edition
1st Dragonfly Books ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
After a young Chinese American girl opens fortune cookies with her family, she notices that the fortunes seem to come true, in a story which includes brief notes on the history of the fortune cookie.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
288 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"The origin stories of each Chinese dish told using the framework of Chinese cuisine-oftentimes based in folklore, both ancient and contemporary"--
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2010
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Each member of a Chinese family contributes to the celebration of the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival. Includes author's note explaining this festival's customs and traditions.