Grace Lin
22) Before the sword
Author
Publisher
Disney Press
Pub. Date
2020
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
An original tale, inspired by legends of Mulan Hua and popularized by Disney. When her sister is bitten by a poisonous spider, Mulan travels with a healer to find a flower from which the antidote can be made to save her sister's life
24) Kite flying
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A girl describes how her family makes and flies a kite
25) Lissy's friends
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Lissie is the new girl at school and very shy, so she makes origami friends to keep her company
Author
Series
Language
Español
Description
Now in Spanish bilingual editions-Caldecott Honor winner Grace Lin celebrates math for every kid in this board book series.
Mei explores measurement as she plants a sunflower seed and watches it grow. The plant starts off as tall as her toe, but soon it's up to her knees, then her waist, then her shoulders. How tall will it get?
The Storytelling Math series shows that all children can be mathematical thinkers. Each book includes ideas for exploring...
Author
Series
Language
Español
Description
Take a trip to the farmers market in this playful story about spatial sense. Olivia is searching for something just the right size to fill her basket. The apple is so small that it rolls around. The zucchini is so long that it sticks out. What will fit just right?
Author
Language
Español
Description
After playing in the snow, Olivia and Mei are ready for cocoa. There's one marshmallow for Olivia and one marshmallow for Mei. But, what will they do with the third marshmallow? How can two friends share three things fairly?
The Storytelling Math series shows that all children can be mathematical thinkers. Each book includes ideas for exploring math at home with your children, developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit...
33) Once upon a book
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Alice can go anywhere in the magical pages of her favorite book. So when it flaps its pages and invites her in, she is swept away to a world of wonder and adventure. But at the end of her imaginative journey, she yearns for the place she loves best of all."--
34) Our Food
Author
Language
English
Description
Award-winning author Grace Lin joins science writer Ranida T. McKneally to get kids talking about the science of food, the five food groups, and what a healthy meal looks like. Answering questions like "why are so many vegetables green?", "What's the difference between brown bread and white bread?", and "Why do beans make you gassy?", cheerful haiku poems and a simple Q&A format make this book a nutritious treat. The information in this book aligns...
36) Robert's snow
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Robert, a little mouse anxious to experience snow, falls out of his bedroom window in his family's boot home and has a snow adventure. "Too much snow," Grandpa Mouse grumbles. "Snow is just trouble," scoffs Aunt Vicky. "Small animals like us," Mum says, "don't like snow." But Robert, the smallest mouse, knows he likes snow, even though he's never touched it. When he finally gets his wish to go outside and play in it, Robert is overjoyed. Snow is...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
In Ling & Ting, Lin crafts a charming tale about a pair of Chinese-American twins who insist that, despite their physical appearance, they are NOT alike. Ling can't use chopsticks, no matter how hard she tries. And Ting can't sit still-a characteristic that makes the twins more different than ever after a small mishap at the barbershop.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Ling and Ting have fun, rain or shine, in the fourth book of this irresistible early reader series. The adorable twins Ling and Ting from the Geisel Honor early reader series are back to have fun in Winter, Spring, Fall, and Summer, giving parents and educators the perfect opportunity to teach young readers about every season of the year.
39) Twice as Silly
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Ling & Ting are twins. They like to be silly. They like to tell jokes. Most of all, they like to laugh together. Laugh with Ling & Ting! The beloved twins from the Geisel Honor book Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! and Ling & Ting Share a Birthday are back to share their favorite funny stories with beginning readers. This collection of six laugh-out-loud stories is sure to tickle the funny bone of fans and new readers alike.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The Newbery Honor-winning author and illustrator of Year of the Rat and Dim Sum for Everyone presents When the Sea Turned to Silver, a finalist for the 2016 National Book Award. A companion to Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, this exquisitely written and illustrated novel blends fantasy and Chinese folklore for a fast-paced adventure steeped in legend. In conversation with Kat Yeh (The Truth About Twinkie Pie). With a reading by Annie Q. (The Leftovers)....