Belle Yang
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
"In busy Beijing, New Year's Eve firecrackers scare a stray white cat into the courtyard of a young girl. The two become fast friends, riding the girl's bike through the city and seeing all kinds of people and things. Trrrring-trrrring! the girl chimes with her bicycle bell. Niaow-niaow! answers Kitty. On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the girl and the cat watch the kites soaring above crowded, chaotic Tiananmen Square. Kitty is enthralled by...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Sue-Lin Salamander, Mao-Mao Mudpuppy, and Foo Frog have been best, samesize friends since the day they were born. But like all young creatures, these three grow up -- and some really big changes in Foo Frog put the trio's friendship to the test.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Squirrel is busy all year long, from one season into the next and back again. Birds feed their babies in spring, fireflies wink on a summer night, yellow leaves flutter in fall, and squirrel makes fresh tracks in winter's snow. Look for an explanation of tonal marks at the end of the story, along with a pinyin translation of the Chinese characters." --
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace
Pub. Date
[1996]
Language
English
Description
"After the defeat of Japan in World War II, China is plunged into a civil war between Communist and Nationalist forces. The old and respected Manchurian House of Yang is toppled in the chaos, and seventeen-year-old Baba, the Yangs' fourth and most audacious son, is forced to leave Manchuria and his family behind."--BOOK JACKET. "He journeys south on blistered feet, plagued by constant hunger. As the Communists overrun the crumbling Nationalist army,...
Author
Publisher
W. W. Norton
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
"When Belle Yang was forced to take refuge in her parents' home after an abusive boyfriend began stalking her, her father entertained her with stories of old China. The history she'd ignored while growing up became a source of comfort and inspiration, and narrowed the gap separating her--an independent, Chinese-American woman--from her Old World Chinese parents. In Forget Sorrow, Yang makes her debut into the graphic form with the story of her father's...