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When Ming arrives in San Francisco after the long boat journey from China, his older brothers waste no time warning him: "Chinese should not go outside Chinatown." But Ming risks doing just that, and when he meets Patrick, he knows the young Irish boy has a kind...

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Even as a young boy in eleventh-century China, Su Shih was clearly special. After finding a rare inkstone, he began to write stories and verses expressing his love of the natural world. His words flowed effortlessly. His brush danced across the paper. Shih grew up to...

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When Julie takes a kung fu class, she thinks getting a black belt will be easy. But her bold teacher says to guess again! As reality doesn't match her expectations, Julie wonders what her matinee idol Brandy Wu would do? Can Julie take her lessons to heart? Only...

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Millions of people flock to zoos when giant pandas are on display, and for good reason. The popular animals - unique to China - are not only cute and amusing, but fascinating, too. Readers will love this book that uses simple text and photographs to...

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Stillwater the Panda's little nephew, Koo, who speaks only in sweet haikus, arrives for a summer visit. The two are joined by a small gang of Stillwater's friends, and soon help out old Miss Whitaker. Though she has a reputation for meanness, Miss Whitaker...

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When Minji's mother goes to get her hair done, Minji grabs her dog and aims to create her own version of the beauty salon. One side of the double page spreads shows her mother going through the routine of her choosing, having the hair color applied, waiting under the...

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On a windy day, fancy red underpants are blown off a clothesline and onto a rabbit's head. "What's this?" he wonders. "It's a hat!" he declares. "No, that's wrong. It's not a hat." the text notes. A procession of other animals appears across the pages, each trying...

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Told by an author who has made a career out of exploring the world and experience of "overseas Chinese," Bamboo is a sensitive, revealing work. Telling a tale of change and acceptance, the book begins in rural turn-of-the-century China when Bamboo, a young farmer,...

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Loving Hawaiian family gathers to celebrate the new year with Marisa making mandoo, or dumplings, a traditional holiday feast. Told from the seven-year-old child's breathless point of view, the event is also a tribute to diversity. The Yang family, like much of...

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Wabi Sabi, a little cat in Kyoto, Japan, had never thought much about her name until friends visiting from another land asked her owner what it meant. At last, the master says, "That's hard to explain." And that is all she says. This unsatisfying answer...

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A surprise for Chinese New Year. A gift has come for Amy, all the way from China. The package has arrived just in time for Chinese New Year, the most important holiday in the Chinese culture. It's a tradition to spend time with friends and family. Since Amy's aunt...

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Paper cut art has decorated Chinese homes for centuries. These delicate picture show the lunar calendar animals in their finest moments. Read the story of the animals' race to Buddha's court. Then delight your child with the monkey's mischievous grin, the horse's...

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