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Yeh-Shen
Told with beauty and grace, this Cinderella story from Ai-Ling Louie is brought vividly to life by Caldecott Medal-winner Ed Young’s soft, glowing illustrations. Half-starved and overworked by her stepmother, Yeh-Shen’s only friend is a fish with golden eyes. When the stepmother kills the fish for dinner, poor Yeh-Shen is left with only the bones. But the bones are filled with a powerful spirit. When Ye-Shen is forbidden to attend the annual spring Festival, the spirit grants her a gown of azure blue and delicate golden slippers. That night, everyone marvels at the beautiful, mysterious young woman at the ball. “Misty, jewel-like illustrations evoke the mythic past in this Chinese Cinderella story.” —Publishers Weekly
Vera Wang, Queen of Fashion
48 pages, full color drawings, picture book biography. Grades K-5
Yo-Yo and Yeou-Cheng Ma
An illustrated children's biography of the world-famous cellist and his sister, a physician. Full-color. Grades K-5
Patsy Mink, Mother of
US Representative Patsy Mink (1927-2002) is known as the ¿Mother of Title 9¿. She helped write the law that gave equal federal dollars to women and girls in education and sports. Born in Hawaii, she was the first ¿Woman of Color¿ elected to the House or Senate.
Fair, Brown & Trembling
In this unusual version of a folktale favorite, Jude Daly introduces readers to a beautiful young woman named Trembling, her selfish sisters Fair and Brown, and the old henwife who changes everything.
Yeh-Shen
Great elementary grades reading.
Cendrillon
For use in schools and libraries only. Told from the point of view of Cendrillon's godmother, or nannin', this is a fresh take on a classic story that is every bit as enchanting as the original. Includes a glossary of Creole terms used in the story.
Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, Reaching for the Stars
Born in India, Chawla was very good in math and science. She became the first Asian Americn woman astronaut when she flew aboard the space shuttle.
Clan
The past gets in the way of present and future possibilities, yet without it, what hope is there for self-knowing and wisdom? These questions are explored in Yeo Wei Wei's transcreation and adaptation of Soon Ai Ling's stories. Characters are caught up in private fantasies as they strive for freedom to love, freedom from fate. A multi-generational family mourns the mysterious disappearance of a flamboyant uncle with vampiric complexion. A teacher looks forward to her reunion with an apprentice whom she has adored for decades and secretly worships as a reincarnated goddess of Chinese embroidery. A teenager tries to save her baby by hugging a vending machine and refusing to give birth. CONTENT...
