Download or read book The Magic Chopsticks written by Patricia Powell Pyne and published by . This book was released on 1996-11-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: THE MAGIC CHOPSTICKS is a modern day immigrant child's story of Chen Lin, a little Asian boy struggling to adjust to a strange new environment. From its poignant dedication, "To any child who has suffered the pain of being new, may you discover the magic of belonging," the book is "heartwarming" (The Lowell Sun), sensitively written & beautifully illustrated. Although THE MAGIC CHOPSTICKS setting is in Lowell, Massachusetts, where thousands of Asians have recently immigrated, the story is universal. Chen's loneliness in leaving the familiar is cured by his wise teacher & a little magic. Author Pyne's first book, - this former teacher had difficulty locating stories about Asian children, & plans to write a series about Chen Lin. THE MAGIC CHOPSTICKS is a tribute to teachers who perform magic by improvising to meet their students' needs, & a message of encouragement to all "new-kids." Book is available from author, Patricia Powell Pyne, 141 Hoyt Avenue, Lowell, MA 01852 . $18.75 for book, tax & handling. 9" x 11".
Download or read book Martha s Magic Chopsticks written by Leslie D. Yoakum and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-06-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martha is moving, and she is not happy about it. Her biggest concern is making lots of new friends right away. She thinks some magic will help, and in the end it does.
Download or read book Halmoni s Magic Chopsticks written by M a Victoriano and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-18 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Korean immigrant child is chosen to save humankind, but she must first use her grandmother's magic chopsticks to learn the Five Selfless Virtues and turn her bullies into allies. Eun-Young's name means "kind hero" in Korean. But right now, she's just a 10-year-old Korean immigrant that no one likes, not even her mother. When her halmoni's (grandmother's) chopsticks come alive with magic and a mysterious spirit asks her to save humankind, Eun-Young is alone, scared, and angry. But with the spirit as her mentor and halmoni's chopsticks as her magic talisman, Eun-Young embarks on a journey of acceptance and forgiveness to turn her bullies into allies and become the kind hero the world needs.
Download or read book The Magic Chopsticks of a Chinese Lady from Lyon written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Maggie s Chopsticks written by Alan Woo and published by Kids Can Press Ltd. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Maggie gets chopsticks, she has difficulty using them and everyone at the table seems to have a different advice on holding them.
Download or read book The Magic of the Goddesses written by William Wolfgang and published by Strategic Book Publishing. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Magic of the Goddesses continues the spellbinding storyline of The Return of True Magic where Miryam, Carolyn and Caitlin discover their supernatural powers as ancient goddesses of witchcraft. Now they face the disturbing possibility that they are not alone -- other ancient gods and goddesses have reemerged, and the three must determine which mystical beings among them are friend and which are foe. An unselfish life-saving act brings the three young women unwanted notoriety and contact with an ancient goddess. She is bent on destroying the three and restoring the evil side of magic. Unfortunately, the exotically beautiful heroines may not have enough power and time to outwit and out maneuver the evil powers desperately trying to obliterate them. This leads the trio to discover a new group -- the hurries -- with a mixture of human and fairy blood. Their mission to watch over and nurture this new race brings risky and riveting adventures. William Wolfgang lives in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and has retired after 56 years of teaching. He has 4 children, 13 grandchildren, 6 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. His next two books are Magic in Space and Gaian Magic.
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Download or read book The Samurai written by Julia Kristeva and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Passionate and promiscuous intellectual warriors - the "samurai" for whom "writing is the only lasting act of pleasure and war combined." Readers will instantly recognize finely sketched and often searing portraits of some of this century's most influential minds: Lacan, Derrida, Barthes, Althusser, and many others. With an authorial voice that modulates between the erotic and the meditative, the ironic and the rancorous, The Samurai moves from Paris to Mao's China.
Download or read book Chichibu written by Sumiko Enbutsu and published by Tuttle Publishing. This book was released on 1990-12-15 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the Japanese city of Chichibu--a bastion of traditional Japanese customs--with this fascinating Japan travel guide. This is the first English guide to one of Japan's best-kept secrets, an idyllic haven of temples, shrines, and serene hills only a short train ride from the heart of Tokyo. Chichibu, a quiet basin enclosed by steep hills, is an area that evokes the charm and beauty of traditional Japan. This Chichibu travel book features easy-to-follow maps of the 34-temple pilgrimage route and a fold-out map of the Chichibu area; model itineraries; and comprehensive information about the area's numerous festivals.
Download or read book Land of Smiles written by A. Maytree and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2008 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Bush and Iraq, there was Nixon and Vietnam. It's 1969. The Vietnam War has turned into a meat grinder, 250,000 protesters are marching on Washington to confront a defiant President Nixon holed up in the White House, and Alden Maytree, fresh out of Catholic seminary, has passed his pre-induction physical. Just before Uncle Sam drafts him, he gets a surprise call. Instead of killing commies in Vietnam, how about spending two years next door in exotic Thailand, the "Land of Smiles," as a Peace Corps Volunteer? But when he arrives in Bangkok, he discovers he can't escape the war and clashes with Peace Corps, the U.S. Embassy and the CIA. Land of Smiles is a memoir of one young man's coming of age during the Boomer generation's war-and the painful lessons he and America both learn as they try to save the world.
Download or read book Sandy And The Magic Chinese Book written by Katy Jiang and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2011-08-12 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For Sandy, what began as a fun afternoon with her friends, soon changed into a magical journey through a Chinese wonderland. Would she find her way out, and who was the mysterious Winter Girl? A beautifully illustrated story filled with all the ups and downs of a classic fairy tale.
Download or read book The Golden Imaginarium written by Ellen Potter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2024-10-08 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Weeks after discovering the Nigh and leaving her brother behind, Nell and her friends are given the opportunity to become Watchers, but they must pass three challenging trials with their Nigh creatures called Fates, while also evading the Minister and her Magicians."--
Download or read book Hither Nigh written by Ellen Potter and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As they uncover their magical powers, Nell and her new friends discover a parallel New York City called the Nigh, where monsters roam Central Park, Finfolk haunt the Hudson River, and a terrifying Minister, who controls it all, holds the key to Nell's missing brother.
Download or read book 200 Magic Tricks Anyone Can Do written by Harry Blackstone and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 1998-12 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains two hundred magic tricks which can be done with commonly-found materials.
Download or read book Hong Kong written by James O'Reilly and published by Travelers' Tales. This book was released on 1996 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "We've collected useful and memorable stories to produce the kind of sampler we've always wanted to read before setting out. These stories will show you a spectrum of experiences to be had or avoided in Hong Kong"--Back cover
Download or read book Magic Ramen written by Andrea Wang and published by little bee books. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War II was over, but in Japan, lines for a simple bowl of ramen noodles wound down the sidewalk. What Momofuku Ando did next would change food forever. Andrea Wang, author of Watercress (a Newberry honor book and winner of the Caldecott Medal), tells the true story behind the creation of one of the world's most popular foods. "An inspiring story of persistence and an ideal purchase for any collection." School Library Journal, STARRED review 2021 Nutmeg Book Awards Nominee Winner of the 2020 Sakura Award Read Across America Book of the Month, May 2021 Center for Multicultural Children's Literature Best Book of 2019 List Smithsonian Magazine '10 Best Children's Books of 2019′ List Every day, Momofuku Ando 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 for 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, and a little inspiration, Ando succeeded. This is the true story behind one of the world's most popular foods.
