Yunmi and Halmoni's Trip

Yunmi and Halmoni's Trip
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Total Pages : 0
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ISBN-10 : 0395811805
ISBN-13 : 9780395811801
Rating : 4/5 (05 Downloads)

Synopsis Yunmi and Halmoni's Trip by : Sook Nyul Choi

When she goes to Korea with her grandmother, Yunmi looks forward to visiting relatives she has never seen, but she also worries about whether Halmoni will want to return to New York.

Halmoni and the Picnic

Halmoni and the Picnic
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 40
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ISBN-10 : 0395616263
ISBN-13 : 9780395616260
Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis Halmoni and the Picnic by : Sook Nyul Choi

A Korean American girl's third grade class helps her newly arrived grandmother feel more comfortable with her new life in the United States.

The Waterfall

The Waterfall
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Publisher : Viking Juvenile
Total Pages : 40
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ISBN-10 : PSU:000047172920
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Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis The Waterfall by : Jonathan London

Two brothers and their parents share a wild and wonderful backpacking trip during which they discover a magnificent waterfall and resolve to scale the steep rocky slope to its top. In this evocative narrative, inspired by actual experience, renowned writer and poet Jonathan London invites young readers to share in his deep love of the outdoors. Full color.

Year of Impossible Goodbyes

Year of Impossible Goodbyes
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 181
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ISBN-10 : 9780547348742
ISBN-13 : 0547348746
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Synopsis Year of Impossible Goodbyes by : Sook Nyul Choi

This autobiographical story tells of ten-year-old Sookan and her family's suffering and humiliation in Korea, first under Japanese rule and after the Russians invade, and of a harrowing escape to South Korea.

Across the Wide Dark Sea

Across the Wide Dark Sea
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Publisher : Dial
Total Pages : 32
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ISBN-10 : 0803711662
ISBN-13 : 9780803711662
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Across the Wide Dark Sea by : Jean Van Leeuwen

A boy and his family endure a difficult nine-week journey across the ocean and survive the first winter at Plymouth Plantation in Massachusetts.

The White Giraffe

The White Giraffe
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 210
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ISBN-10 : 9781440638640
ISBN-13 : 1440638640
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis The White Giraffe by : Lauren St. John

When Martine’s home in England burns down, killing her parents, she must go to South Africa to live on a wildlife game preserve, called Sawubona, with the grandmother she didn’t know she had. Almost as soon as she arrives, Martine hears stories about a white giraffe living in the preserve. But her grandmother and others working at Sawubona insist that the giraffe is just a myth. Martine is not so sure, until one stormy night when she looks out her window and locks eyes with Jemmy, a young silvery-white giraffe. Why is everyone keeping Jemmy’s existence a secret? Does it have anything to do with the rash of poaching going on at Sawubona? Martine needs all of the courage and smarts she has, not to mention a little African magic, to find out. First-time children’s author Lauren St. John brings us deep into the African world, where myths become reality and a young girl with a healing gift has the power to save her home and her one true friend.

The Talking Cloth

The Talking Cloth
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Publisher : Orchard Books
Total Pages : 32
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ISBN-10 : 0531071820
ISBN-13 : 9780531071823
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis The Talking Cloth by : Rhonda Mitchell

Energetic Aunt Phoebe, a "collector" of life, shows her niece Amber a finely embroidered and hand-printed "adinkra" cloth from Ghana, which was at one point reserved for royalty. Using her imagination, Amber is transformed by the "adinkra" into an Ashanti princess. Full-color illustrations.

Gathering of Pearls

Gathering of Pearls
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 180
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ISBN-10 : 9780547562407
ISBN-13 : 0547562403
Rating : 4/5 (07 Downloads)

Synopsis Gathering of Pearls by : Sook Nyul Choi

The conclusion to the remarkable story of the young Korean heroine of Year of Impossible Goodbyes and Echoes of the White Giraffe. Sookan travels to the United States to begin her freshman year of college where she faces the difficulties of leaving her family and beginning a new life in a foreign land.

Echoes of the White Giraffe

Echoes of the White Giraffe
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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages : 148
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ISBN-10 : 0618809171
ISBN-13 : 9780618809172
Rating : 4/5 (71 Downloads)

Synopsis Echoes of the White Giraffe by : Sook Nyul Choi

Fifteen-year-old Sookan adjusts to life in the refugee village in Pusan but continues to hope that the civil war will end and her family will be reunited in Seoul.

The Story of Ferdinand

The Story of Ferdinand
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Publisher : Penguin
Total Pages : 41
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ISBN-10 : 9780451479020
ISBN-13 : 0451479025
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis The Story of Ferdinand by : Munro Leaf

A true classic with a timeless message! All the other bulls run, jump, and butt their heads together in fights. Ferdinand, on the other hand, would rather sit and smell the flowers. So what will happen when Ferdinand is picked for the bullfights in Madrid? The Story of Ferdinand has inspired, enchanted, and provoked readers ever since it was first published in 1936 for its message of nonviolence and pacifism. In WWII times, Adolf Hitler ordered the book burned in Nazi Germany, while Joseph Stalin, the leader of the Soviet Union, granted it privileged status as the only non-communist children's book allowed in Poland. The preeminent leader of Indian nationalism and civil rights, Mahatma Gandhi—whose nonviolent and pacifistic practices went on to inspire Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.—even called it his favorite book. The story was adapted by Walt Disney into a short animated film entitled Ferdinand the Bull in 1938. Ferdinand the Bull won the 1938 Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons).