Grace Lin
Author
Series
Starry River of the Sky volume 1
Language
English
Description
Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River.
Author
Series
Starry River of the Sky volume 3
Language
English
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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
Pacy Lin books volume 1
Language
English
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Description
"When Pacy's mom tells her that this is a good year for friends, family, and "finding herself," Pacy begins searching right away. As the year goes on, she struggles to find her talent, deals with disappointment, makes a new best friend, and discovers just why the Year of the Dog is a lucky one for her after all."--
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Formats
Description
An original tale, inspired by legends of Mulan Hua and popularized by Disney. When her sister is bitten by a poisonous spider, Mulan travels with a healer to find a flower from which the antidote can be made to save her sister's life.
12) Once upon a book
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023.
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
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
When five kids visit a farm, they are full of questions about their favorite foods: Why are so many vegetables green? What's the difference between brown bread and white bread? Why do beans make you gassy? The answers may surprise you and help you choose foods that will keep you strong and healthy told through playful poems and common questions.
15) Kite flying
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
A girl describes how her family makes and flies a kite.
17) Robert's snow
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Robert, a little mouse anxious to experience snow, falls out of his bedroom window in his family's boot home and has a snow adventure.
18) Maya Lin
Author
Series
Publisher
Philomel
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Presents a biography of Maya Lin, the creator of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., shows how she overcame many obstacles to share her creations, which were always connected to surrounding landscapes and nature.
19) Who jumps more?
Author
Series
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Olivia and Mei jump in the snow and compare their footprints to figure out who jumped farther and who jumped more times"--Provided by publisher.
When Olivia and Mei compare their footprints while jumping in the snow, they realize that one makes fewer (but bigger) jumps, and the other makes more (but smaller) jumps.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Description
A Chinese American family prepares for and celebrates the Lunar New Year, in a book that includes endnotes discussing the customs and traditions of the Chinese New Year.
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