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"A day in Chinatown takes an unexpected turn when a bored little girl makes a connection with her grandpa. May isn't having fun on her trip through Chinatown with her grandfather. Gong Gong doesn't speak much English, and May can't understand Chinese. She's hungry, and bored with Gong Gong's errands. Plus, it seems like Gong Gong's friends are making fun of her! But just when May can't take any more, Gong Gong surprises her with a gift that reveals...
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Following Pulitzer Prize finalist Ron Padgett's 2013's Collected Poems (winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the William Carlos Williams Prize) Alone and Not Alone offers new poems that see the world in a clear and generous light. From "The World of Us": Don't go around all day thinking about life-doing so will raise a barrier between you and its instants. You need those instants so you can be in them, and I need you to be in them with me...
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Shan Shi Ying Ye = Sino Movie
Pub. Date
2001
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中文
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The boys from Fengkuei: Ah-Ching and his friends have just finished school in their island fishing village, and now spend most of their time drinking and fighting. Three of them decide to go to the port city of Kaohsiung to look for work. They find an apartment through relatives, and Ah-Ching is attracted to the girlfriend of a neighbor. There they face the harsh realities of the big city.
A summer at grandpa's: After their mother becomes hospitalized,...
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中文
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"Mina has a brilliant idea for her puppy! Join Mina and her grandpa on a fun-filled day full of creativity and love as they team up to bring her idea to life! Written in simplified Chinese, Pinyin and English, this sweet story with vibrant illustrations is easy to follow"--Back cover.
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Katrina Liu
Pub. Date
[2019]
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中文
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Mina has a brilliant idea for her puppy! Join Mina and her grandpa on a fun-filled day full of creativity and love as they team up to bring her idea to life! Written in Simplified Chinese, Pinyin, and English, this sweet story with vibrant illustrations is easy to follow. You little one will learn common conversational sentences in Chinese as well as new vocabulary. --Back cover.
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[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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The little boy's house was surrounded by many bamboo forests and streams. He lived with bamboo all year round. In spring, bamboo shoots were his delicious food; in summer, bamboo baskets and bamboo brooms were his tools in fishing; in fall, bamboo kites flew high and far; in winter, pork cooked with bamboo shoots was the special dish for the New Year's Eve dinner. Even his gift from his grandpa on the New Year's Eve was made of bamboo. The ever-growing...
12) The dreamweavers
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Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Twin siblings journey through the City of Ashes and visit the Jade Rabbit to save their grandpa in this Chinese folklore-inspired fantasy adventure"--
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Xin yi ji jin chu ban she
Pub. Date
2019.
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中文
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"It was Chinese New Year's Eve. The girl and her brother found everyone was so busy: Mom was busy preparing the food for the reunion dinner, grandpa was busy on cleaning the house, dad was busy on buying some New Year's plants ... Finally here came the reunion dinner, the family got together to have the dinner and the children received their red envelops. The picture book captured the scene of traditional Chinese New Year's Eve."--Colophon
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Xiao xiong chu ban. Yuan zu wen hua shi ye gu fen you xian gong si
Pub. Date
2016.
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中文
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It's springtime, and Grandpa Pig has set up an Easter egg hunt for Peppa Pig and her friends! Join Peppa, Rebecca Rabbit, and Freddy Fox as they search for delicious chocolate eggs and even see baby chicks hatching in the yard!
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[2022]
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English
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Grandpa builds a beautiful little vegetable garden, but a big ugly rock is in the way. He digs it with a shovel. Thinking that it is as big as a car, he decides to bypass it when planting vegetables. Grandma nearly trips over the rock when watering the seedlings, so she digs it with a shovel. Thinking that it is as big as a house, she decides to walk across it when she is there. Papa stumbles over the rock when he is going to trim the seedlings, so...
18) Little rat and the golden seed =: Xiao lao shu yu jin zhong zi : a story told in English and Chinese
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[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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This adorable Chinese-English bilingual children's book tells the story of the Little Rat and the Grandpa-unlikely allies who embark on an adventure to find a golden seed. They encounter rough seas, fierce guards and tall mountains, but-in the end-bring home a golden rice seed and save the village from going hungry. Illustrated with unique Chinese ink paintings, this book also includes a "cultural explanation" section. Readers can reference a chart...
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[Library Ideas, LLC]
Pub. Date
[2022]
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Multiple
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The little calf is very curious about the world, but hasn't experienced much of it in his young life. When he and his mother begin to help the aging grandfather that lives next door to their farm, that changes. In the spring, when the grandpa is struggling to plow the fields, the calf picks up the plow without saying a word. He runs up and down the fields, though his plowing is uneven. The calf soon learns from his mother cow how to plow the fields...
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Anhui shao nian er tong chu ban she
Pub. Date
2017.
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中文
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It's time for bed but Peppa and George are absolutely, definitely, not even a little bit tired in this delightful brand new picture book. This is a bedtime story from Granny Pig, Grandpa Pig, Daddy Pig and Mummy Pig should send them to sleep ... Shouldn't it? This picture book story is perfect for reading at bedtime, playtime and over and over again!
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