Andrea Wang
1) Watercress
Author
Series
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 610L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Embarrassed about gathering watercress from a roadside ditch, a girl learns to appreciate her Chinese heritage after learning why the plant is so important to her parents.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Though they may speak different languages, kids from all over the world come together to enjoy the shared pastime of tea in this delicious book for young readers. When five-year-old Luli joins her new English as a Second Language class, the playroom is quiet. Luli can't speak English, neither can anyone else. That's when she has a brilliant idea to host a tea party and bring them all together. Luli removes her teapot, thermos, and teacups from her...
Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Lexile measure
960L
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations, color maps.
Language
English
Description
This book discusses the science behind oil spills and their effects. The chapters examine history's worst oil spills, explain how oil spills happen, and show how scientists are developing safer ways to collect and transport oil. Diagrams, charts, and photos provide opportunities to evaluate and understand the scientific concepts involved.
Author
Series
Publisher
Albert Whitman & Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Lexile measure
AD 550L
Physical Desc
32 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 23 x 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"The legendary Nian monster has returned at Chinese New Year. Nian is intent on devouring Shanghai, starting with young Xingling! But Xingling is clever and thinks quickly to outwit him with Chinese New Year traditions"--
Author
Publisher
Kokila
Pub. Date
[2021]
Lexile measure
730L
Physical Desc
364 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A family feud before the start of seventh grade propels Meilan from Boston's Chinatown to rural Ohio, where she must tap into her inner strength and sense of justice to make a new place for herself"--
Meilan Hua's world is made up of a few key ingredients: her family's beloved matriarch, Nai Nai; the bakery her parents, aunts, and uncles own and run in Boston's Chinatown; and her favorite Chinese fairy tales. After Nai Nai passes, the family has...
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 590L
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Every day, Ando Momofuku would retire to his lab--a little shed in his backyard. For years, he'd dreamed about making a new kind of ramen noodle soup that was quick, convenient, and tasty to feed the hungry people he'd seen in line for a bowl on the black market following World War II. "Peace follows from a full stomach," he believed. Day after day, Ando experimented. Night after night, he failed. But Ando kept experimenting. With persistence, creativity,...