Huy Voun Lee
1) At the beach
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A mother amuses her young son at the beach by drawing in the sand Chinese characters, many of which resemble the objects they stand for.
2) In the snow
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A mother and son practice writing Chinese characters in the snow. Introduces the characters for ten simple words.
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"Like feathery seeds, a young girl and her mother take flight, putting down roots in an adopted country. Soon they blossom in their new home, strong and beautiful among hundreds of others just like them. . . A poetic tribute to the bravery of immigrants and refugees, inspired by the author's childhood experience of moving to the United States from Cambodia" --Provided by publisher.
5) 1,2,3 go!
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An introduction to Chinese writing describing the construction, meaning, and pronunciation of simple characters used for a variety of words and the numbers one through ten.
6) In the park
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On the first day of spring, a mother and her son go to the park where they draw Chinese characters that represent words relating to the season.
9) Fire drill
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In this story told in brief rhyming text, students in a class follow the proper procedures during a fire drill.