Yoon and the Jade Bracelet

Yoon and the Jade Bracelet

Author: Helen Recorvits

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Published: 2008-08-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780374386894

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It is Yoon's birthday and all she wants is a jump rope so she can play with the other girls in the school yard. Instead, Yoon's mother gives her a Korean storybook about a silly girl who is tricked by a tiger. Yoon also receives a jade bracelet that once belonged to her grandmother. The next day at school, a girl offers to teach Yoon how to jump rope, but for a price: she wants to borrow the jade bracelet. When Yoon tries to get her bracelet back, the girl swears it belongs to her. Yoon must use the lessons learned in her storybook and her "Shining Wisdom" to retrieve the precious keepsake. In this third book featuring Yoon, lush impressionistic dreamscapes evoke a simple and timeless message: it is possible to trick a tiger. Yoon and the Jade Bracelet is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.


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Download or read book Yoon and the Jade Bracelet written by Helen Recorvits and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2008-08-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is Yoon's birthday and all she wants is a jump rope so she can play with the other girls in the school yard. Instead, Yoon's mother gives her a Korean storybook about a silly girl who is tricked by a tiger. Yoon also receives a jade bracelet that once belonged to her grandmother. The next day at school, a girl offers to teach Yoon how to jump rope, but for a price: she wants to borrow the jade bracelet. When Yoon tries to get her bracelet back, the girl swears it belongs to her. Yoon must use the lessons learned in her storybook and her "Shining Wisdom" to retrieve the precious keepsake. In this third book featuring Yoon, lush impressionistic dreamscapes evoke a simple and timeless message: it is possible to trick a tiger. Yoon and the Jade Bracelet is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.


Yoon and the Jade Bracelet

Yoon and the Jade Bracelet

Author: Helen Recorvits

Publisher:

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 31

ISBN-13: 9780736793506

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Although she really would have liked a jump rope for her birthday, Yoon is happy to receive a Korean picture book and a jade bracelet passed down from her grandmother, and when she wears the bracelet to school it seems as if her wish for a jump rope and a friend is about to come true.


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Download or read book Yoon and the Jade Bracelet written by Helen Recorvits and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although she really would have liked a jump rope for her birthday, Yoon is happy to receive a Korean picture book and a jade bracelet passed down from her grandmother, and when she wears the bracelet to school it seems as if her wish for a jump rope and a friend is about to come true.


My Name Is Yoon

My Name Is Yoon

Author: Helen Recorvits

Publisher: Square Fish

Published: 2014-06-10

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9781250057112

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Getting to feel at home in a new country Yoon's name means "shining wisdom," and when she writes it in Korean, it looks happy, like dancing figures. But her father tells her that she must learn to write it in English. In English, all the lines and circles stand alone, which is just how Yoon feels in the United States. Yoon isn't sure that she wants to be YOON. At her new school, she tries out different names—maybe CAT or BIRD. Maybe CUPCAKE! Helen Recorvits's spare and inspiring story about a little girl finding her place in a new country is given luminous pictures filled with surprising vistas and dreamscapes by Gabi Swiatkowska. My Name Is Yoon is a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year.


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Download or read book My Name Is Yoon written by Helen Recorvits and published by Square Fish. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Getting to feel at home in a new country Yoon's name means "shining wisdom," and when she writes it in Korean, it looks happy, like dancing figures. But her father tells her that she must learn to write it in English. In English, all the lines and circles stand alone, which is just how Yoon feels in the United States. Yoon isn't sure that she wants to be YOON. At her new school, she tries out different names—maybe CAT or BIRD. Maybe CUPCAKE! Helen Recorvits's spare and inspiring story about a little girl finding her place in a new country is given luminous pictures filled with surprising vistas and dreamscapes by Gabi Swiatkowska. My Name Is Yoon is a Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year.


Colette's Lost Pet

Colette's Lost Pet

Author: Isabelle Arsenault

Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers

Published: 2017-05-23

Total Pages: 48

ISBN-13: 0553536613

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Colette can't find something to talk about with the new kids in the neighborhood...so she invents a pet! Her fib quickly escalates, and suddenly her parakeet is a larger-than-life world-traveler named Marie Antoinette. Have her new friends figured out her secret? What will they do? This charming story both clearly identifies the struggle of navigating a different experience, and demonstrates to kids a lovely and welcoming way to treat someone new in their community.


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Download or read book Colette's Lost Pet written by Isabelle Arsenault and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Colette can't find something to talk about with the new kids in the neighborhood...so she invents a pet! Her fib quickly escalates, and suddenly her parakeet is a larger-than-life world-traveler named Marie Antoinette. Have her new friends figured out her secret? What will they do? This charming story both clearly identifies the struggle of navigating a different experience, and demonstrates to kids a lovely and welcoming way to treat someone new in their community.


Camping with the President

Camping with the President

Author: Ginger Wadsworth

Publisher: Astra Publishing House

Published: 2009-09-01

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 1590784979

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Imagine a U.S. president on a camping trip! It seems unlikely today, but in May 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt dismissed his Secret Service men to go camping with John Muir, the world-famous naturalist. For three glorious nights and four days in California's Yosemite National Park, the two men talked about birds, giant sequoia trees, glaciers, as well as the importance of preserving wilderness for future generations. They slept under the stars, built blazing campfires, and enjoyed the beauty and the uniqueness of the area. Setting aside new national parks and monuments became one of the cornerstones of Roosevelt's presidency and was a direct result of this camping trip. Author Ginger Wadsworth and illustrator Karen Dugan carefully researched this true story, relying on primary documents and working closely with experts in the field.


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Download or read book Camping with the President written by Ginger Wadsworth and published by Astra Publishing House. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Imagine a U.S. president on a camping trip! It seems unlikely today, but in May 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt dismissed his Secret Service men to go camping with John Muir, the world-famous naturalist. For three glorious nights and four days in California's Yosemite National Park, the two men talked about birds, giant sequoia trees, glaciers, as well as the importance of preserving wilderness for future generations. They slept under the stars, built blazing campfires, and enjoyed the beauty and the uniqueness of the area. Setting aside new national parks and monuments became one of the cornerstones of Roosevelt's presidency and was a direct result of this camping trip. Author Ginger Wadsworth and illustrator Karen Dugan carefully researched this true story, relying on primary documents and working closely with experts in the field.


Yoon and the Christmas Mitten

Yoon and the Christmas Mitten

Author: Helen Recorvits

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Published: 2006-10-31

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 9780374386887

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In My Name Is Yoon, Yoon's parents encouraged her to write her name in English instead of Korean. Now it's Yoon's turn to teach her parents about something she's learned in America. When Yoon's teacher lends her a book about Santa Claus, Yoon can't wait to show it to her parents. To Yoon's disappointment, though, her mother responds, "We are not a Christmas family." As Christmas Eve approaches, Yoon learns more and more about this exciting holiday. But no matter how hard she tries to convince her parents to sing Christmas songs or put up Christmas stockings, they always say no. A determined Yoon soon realizes that she must use her own "Shining Wisdom" to persuade her parents that they can indeed be a Christmas family. Distinctive and glowing pictures with brushstrokes echoing Renoir accompany this charming story that rings true and reaches deep.


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Download or read book Yoon and the Christmas Mitten written by Helen Recorvits and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2006-10-31 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In My Name Is Yoon, Yoon's parents encouraged her to write her name in English instead of Korean. Now it's Yoon's turn to teach her parents about something she's learned in America. When Yoon's teacher lends her a book about Santa Claus, Yoon can't wait to show it to her parents. To Yoon's disappointment, though, her mother responds, "We are not a Christmas family." As Christmas Eve approaches, Yoon learns more and more about this exciting holiday. But no matter how hard she tries to convince her parents to sing Christmas songs or put up Christmas stockings, they always say no. A determined Yoon soon realizes that she must use her own "Shining Wisdom" to persuade her parents that they can indeed be a Christmas family. Distinctive and glowing pictures with brushstrokes echoing Renoir accompany this charming story that rings true and reaches deep.


The Five Chinese Brothers

The Five Chinese Brothers

Author: Claire Huchet Bishop

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9781404602915

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Five brothers who look just alike outwit the executioner by using their extraordinary individual qualities.


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Download or read book The Five Chinese Brothers written by Claire Huchet Bishop and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Five brothers who look just alike outwit the executioner by using their extraordinary individual qualities.


Clementine and the Family Meeting

Clementine and the Family Meeting

Author: Sara Pennypacker

Publisher: Hachette UK

Published: 2013-03-26

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1423198603

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This New York Times bestselling chapter book series has been keeping readers engaged and laughing for more than a decade with over one million copies sold! Clementine's having a nervous breakdown. The FAMILY MEETING! sign is up in her house, and she just knows she's in trouble for something. Has she been too mean to her little brother? Too sloppy? Eating too much junk food? Try as she might to find out what's on the agenda, her parents won't reveal anything before the meeting. As far as Clementine is concerned, the agenda should be something like: "We're getting a gorilla." But no, it's something entirely different. "We're talking about a new baby," says her father. "A sibling for you two. What do you think about that?" NO THANKS! is what Clementine thinks. After all, four is the perfect number for a family. There are four sides to a table, not five. Will Clementine learn to make room for one more?


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Download or read book Clementine and the Family Meeting written by Sara Pennypacker and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2013-03-26 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This New York Times bestselling chapter book series has been keeping readers engaged and laughing for more than a decade with over one million copies sold! Clementine's having a nervous breakdown. The FAMILY MEETING! sign is up in her house, and she just knows she's in trouble for something. Has she been too mean to her little brother? Too sloppy? Eating too much junk food? Try as she might to find out what's on the agenda, her parents won't reveal anything before the meeting. As far as Clementine is concerned, the agenda should be something like: "We're getting a gorilla." But no, it's something entirely different. "We're talking about a new baby," says her father. "A sibling for you two. What do you think about that?" NO THANKS! is what Clementine thinks. After all, four is the perfect number for a family. There are four sides to a table, not five. Will Clementine learn to make room for one more?


The Castle on Hester Street

The Castle on Hester Street

Author: Linda Heller

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2007-10-23

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 0689874340

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Julie's grandmother deflates many of her husband's tall tales about their journey from Russia to America and their life on Hester Street.


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Download or read book The Castle on Hester Street written by Linda Heller and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-10-23 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Julie's grandmother deflates many of her husband's tall tales about their journey from Russia to America and their life on Hester Street.


Goodbye, Walter Malinski

Goodbye, Walter Malinski

Author: Helen Recorvits

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

Published: 1999-04-30

Total Pages: 73

ISBN-13: 1466822473

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"Wanda, an observant and perceptive fifth grader, gives readers a first-hand account of the effects of powerlessness and grinding poverty on everyday life and family."- School Library Journal. "Recorvits makes a poised and confident debut with this bittersweet Depression-era tale of a Polish immigrant family ... Bloom's softly shaded black-and-white line illustrations, sometimes brooding, sometimes hopeful, punctuate each chapter and contribute to the emotional impact of the tale." - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review


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Download or read book Goodbye, Walter Malinski written by Helen Recorvits and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 1999-04-30 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Wanda, an observant and perceptive fifth grader, gives readers a first-hand account of the effects of powerlessness and grinding poverty on everyday life and family."- School Library Journal. "Recorvits makes a poised and confident debut with this bittersweet Depression-era tale of a Polish immigrant family ... Bloom's softly shaded black-and-white line illustrations, sometimes brooding, sometimes hopeful, punctuate each chapter and contribute to the emotional impact of the tale." - Publishers Weekly, Starred Review