AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: BELLE YOUNG
PUBLISHER: CANDLEWICK PRESS PUBLICATION
DATE: 2004
GENRE: JUVENILE FICTION READING
LEVEL: KINDERGARTEN- 3RD GRADE
BRIEF OVERVIEW: THIS IS A STORY ABOUT A LITTLE GIRL WHO MOVED FROM CHINA TO AMERICA WITH HER FAMILY. THIS STORY TALKS ABOUT THE STRUGGLES OF LIVING IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY. THIS STROY ALSO TALKS ABOUT THE DIFFICULTIES OF FITTING IN CULTURALLY AND SOCIALLY.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY: WRITING- HAVE THE STUDENTS WRITE ABOUT FRIENDSHIP AND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING EVERYONE FEEL WELCOMED.
REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION: MYRA CERECERO, VSU STUDENT
LABELS: FRIENDSHIP, WRITING, CHINESE CULTURE
