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Rejected by the parents of the girl he loves for being poor, Ma Mon Luk strikes out from China and boards a steamship headed for the Philippines in 1918. He vows to make a fortune and return for his beloved. Ma creates a chicken noddle soup he calls mami "ma" for his name and "mi" for noodles and peddles it as a street vendor. He eventually earns enough to open his own restaurant and wins the approval of the parents of his true love. Joyful illustrations from award-winning illustrator Kristin Sorra and heartwarming text from debut picture book author Jacqueline Chio-Lauri blend together to create a delicious story about creativity, perseverance, and the perfect bowl of soup.
From cute and cuddly to creepy and kick-butt, manga is taking over! Step-by-step instructions walk aspiring artists through creating lively manga-style warriors, animals, monsters, and more. Alongside the five projects in each book, readers will learn helpful tips, fun facts, and more about manga style throughout. ItÎs true manga mania!
Follow Flora and her family as she takes us through her day with mapsCfrom breakfast, to school, and even through a dog agility course! Kids love maps! Learning to read and draw maps is a fun and natural way to develop spatial thinking skillsChow we think about and understand the world around us and use concepts of space for problem solving. Included is a Note to Parents, Caregivers, and Professionals with more information about spatial thinking and awareness, as well as games and activities designed to encourage map-building skills and to enhance math and science learning.
Mara is a young mermaid who loves making friends under the sea! In this delightful, illustrated beginning reader series, Mara meets and plays with a number of animals who live in the ocean. Controlled vocabulary and limited word counts support early emergent readers.
Cousins Maria and Mateo are two curious second graders who love experiencing new things, and their schoolÎs field trips are the perfect opportunities to do just that. Join these high-spirited cousins as they learn more about themselves and the world around them through field trips to a zoo, a natural history museum, an orchestra, and a flower farm.
Discoverer of two chemical elements. Winner of two Nobel Prizes. Provider of X-ray examinations for millions of World War I wounded. Despite her fame, the legacy of Polish-born scientist Marie Curie is often linked more to her husband's work than afforded its own due. Author IrAne Cohen-Janca gives voice to Marie as illustrator Claudia Palmarucci imbues the images with an almost chemical irradiation in this American adaptation of an Italian publication that was honored with the BolognaRagazzi Award for Nonfiction in 2020.
What makes an animal a marsupial? Its pouch! Learn what these unique animals eat, where they live, how they act, how they raise their joeys, and more in Marsupials. A diagram supplements the content, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Bright, colour photographs and photo labels complement the carefully leveled text to make reading for understanding easy and fun. Each title includes reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
For hundreds of years, martial arts have offered people exciting ways to fight, compete, and build skills. This series highlights six popular styles of martial arts, tracing each one from its historical origins to the ways it is practiced today. Each book pairs short paragraphs of easy-to-read-text with plentiful photos and includes a table of contents, fun facts, side bars, comprehension questions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further reading.
From judo to wrestling and more, readers will enjoy learning about different martial arts forms, what to expect in lessons, and how to compete. Discover the techniques, strategies, and skills that make each martial art unique and exciting.
The world is full of different colours . . . hundreds of colours, everywhere. People are different colours too. Our colours make us beautiful and unique. Mommy says it is part of our culture and the big word diversityCdiversidad. Marvelous Maravilloso follows a young girl as she finds joy in the colours of the world all around her, including the colours of her own family. Included is a Note to Parents and Caregivers.