ba china books_summaries
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summaries of Chinese picture booksTRANSCRIPT
CoverillustratedbyAbbey
ThePetDragonbyChristophNiemann
OnedayLinreceivedapresent.Whensheopenedit,out
poppedababydragon.Linandthebabydragondideverythingtogether.Theyplayedhide‐and‐seek,theymadenewfriends,andtheyperfectedtheirPing‐Pongskills,andtoldexcitingstoriestoeachother.Butthenonedaytheywereplayingsoccerinthehouseandbrokeavase.Lin’sdadlockedthedragonupinacage.OnedayLinwenttocheckonherpetdragon.Butwhensheopenedthecagethedragonwasnowheretobefound.Soshewenttolookforhim.WhenshecametoarivershemetawitchwhowasscaredofwatersosheaskedLintocarryheracrosstheriver.Lincarriedthewitchacrosstheriverandthewitchthankedherwithafavor.Shesaid,“Iknowwhatyouarelookingfor”soshepoppedamagicbeanintohermouthandchewedveryslowly.Thenshestartedtogrowandgrowandgrowintillshewasasbigasamountain.“ComeherelittleLin”inaboomingvoiceLinclimbedintothegiantwitch’shand.Thewitchliftedherthroughtheclouds.Linthoughtshecouldseeeverthing!Andthereitwas,herdragonallgrownupandbeautifulplayingwiththerestofhisfamily.Linrodeherdragonhome.Herfatherwassohappytoseeher.Hesaidtothedragon“Youtwofriendscanvisitwheneveryouwant!”Andtheyallcelebratedwithfireworks.
ThepurposeofthisbookistocheeryouupandteachyouafewChinesesymbols.Thisisahappycutestorythatisappealingtoallages.Ilikedthisbookandthinkyouwilltoo.
LookWhatCameFromChinaByMilesHarvey
YoumaybesurprisedaboutwhatcomesfromChinathatyouuseinyoureverydaylife.OnethingthatcomesfromChinaispaper.A manwhoworkedforthe emperorofChinaabout inventedpaper
1, 900yearsago. Riceandicecreamwerealso inventedinChina.Noodlesare acommontreatandareanother foodinventedinChina.Areyou wearingsilk?
SilkwasactuallyinventedinChinatoo.Didyouknowthatporcelain
originalycamefromChina?Youmayhaveseenapanda
bearatazoo,theyarealsofromChina.Whenyougoouttoarestaurantyoumayusechopsticks,thoseareyet,anotherthingfromChina.IlearnedthesefactsafterreadingLook
WhatCameFromChinabyMilesHarvey.Iwouldrecommendreadingthisbook.Itprovidesinterestingfactsaboutthis
amazingplace,China.
MaxDodson1/19/12
FuDogByRumerGorden
InthebookLihadjustreceivedastuffedFu‐Dogforher
birthday.HerGreatunclehadgivenittoher.ThethingabouttheFu‐DogishecantalktoLi,butnooneelsecanhearhim.
OnedayLi’smomtalkstoLiaboutherGreatGrandUnclebutthemoreLihearsabouthergrandunclethemoreLiwantstoseehim.SosheasksFu‐DogtotellherwhereLi’sunclelivesandhesaysthathelivesinChinatown. ThenextdayLigoestoChinatownonatraintofindheruncle.OnceshegoestoChinatownshefindsherGreatuncle’srestaurantsherealizesthedoorislocked,sheknocksashardasshecan,noonecanhereher,afterawhilesheisstartingtogetreallycold.ThenFu‐Dogtellshertotieamessagearoundhisneckandsliphimintotheletterbox.SoonherUnclefindsFu‐DoginhisletterboxandopensupthedoorforLiandherbrother.Oncetheymeettheirgranduncle,hegivesthematastyChinesemealofsushi,noodlesandrice.Hetellsthemthattheycamejustintimeforacarnival.ThecarnivalisamazingbutattheendofthecarnivalLi’sbrothergetsabrokenarmandthecrowdtramplesFu‐Dog.
AfterthatGranduncletakesLitoGreatGrandUnclewhotakesLitoagiganticsecretgardenthathasmanyseparategardens.Oneisforrosesandoneisfortulips,butthemostamazingthingaboutthegardenisitisblooming;eventhoughitismidJanuary.ThenGreatGrandUnclecallshisservantandgivesLiaREALFu‐dog.
AbbeyThursday,January19,2012
LanguageArts
TheEmptyPotByDemi
TheEmptyPotbyDemiisaboutaboywhohasaverygreenthumb,whoespeciallylovesflowers.Everyoneelseinthetownlikesflowers,includingtheEmperor.TheEmperorwasbecomingtoold,andneededtofindanheir.Hecreatedatesttogiveeverychildaseedtogrow.TheonewhopleasestheEmperorwiththeirflowersmosttakethethrone.Ping(thelittleboy)tooktheseedandcareditalot.Nomatterwhathedidtomaketheseedgrow,itjustwouldnotgrow!Everyonewassurprisedthat
Pingcouldnotmaketheseedgrow,becausehecanmakeanythinggrow.AyearhadpastanditwasnowtimeforallthechildrentoshowtheirplantstotheEmperor.Everyonehadbeautifulflowers,andPingonlyhadanemptypot.WhentheEmperorsawalltheflowershewasnotpleased.WhenhesawPingwiththeemptypothewasverypleased.HetoldPingthathewastheonlyonewhohadanemptypot,andhewastheonlyonewhowashonest!AlltheseedsthattheEmperorgaveoutwereboiledsotheycouldnotgrow.So,becauseofPing’shonesty,hebecametheEmperoroverallofChina.
JuliaJanuary19,2012
TheBoyWhoPaintedDragons
TheBoyWhoPaintedDragonsisaboutPing,ayoungChineseboy.Thestorystartsoutbysayingthatdragonsoncelivedinheaven,making“…thunderandlightning,flyingcomets,meteorshowers,sparklingnorthernlights,andtheymadetherainfalltoearth.”Theirfavoritegamewasfinding“heavenlypearlsofwisdom”,onwhichheavenlyphraseswouldbeinscribed. ThenthedragonspeereddownfromheavenandsawPingpaintingdragons.Pinghadonceseenapictureofadragon,anditbecamehisworstfear.Butsoonhebecameobsessedwithpaintingdragons,andpaintedthemalloverhishouse.ThedragonsthoughtthatPingpaintedthembecausehelovedthem,andsotheywerepleased.Sopleased,infact,thattheHeavenlyDragoncamedowntogreetPing.Needlesstosay,Pingwasterrified,andtheHeavenlyDragonrealizedthatPingpainteddragonsnotoutofadmiration,butoffear. TheHeavenlyDragonleft,andwhenPingfinallycrawledoutfromunderachair(wherehehadbeenhiding),hesawthreeoftheheavenlypearlsofwisdom.Onesaid,“SEEKYOURTRUTH”,another,“FINDYOURTRUTH”,andthelast,“DARETOBETRUE”.Pinghasarevelationandrealizesthathehastoconfronthisfearsandlookforthewisdomofthedragonsinthepowerfulforcesofnature. PingthensetsofftogototheWaterDragon,FireDragon,EarthDragon,andWindDragon.Ateachone,thedragonrewardshiscouragewithapearl.Afterthat,Pingreallypaintsdragonsoutofjoy,andjoyfully.
AnnabelleJanuary19,2012
ThankingtheMoonWrittenbyGraceLin
Thisbookisaboutthis
girl’sfamilyinChina,whocelebratestheMoonFestival.
TheMoonFestivaliscelebratedonthefifteenthdayoftheeighthlunarmonthonthesolar
calendar,whichisusually
betweenSeptemberandOctober.
Herfamilygoesoutonthisnightandhasanightpicnic.Otherfamiliesdothisaswelltothankthe
moon.
JoeVanAlstyneTechnology/Library
1/26/12
ATickettoChina
byJanetRiehecky
ThisbooktellsabouthowpeopleliveinChina
andwhatitlookslike.Ilearnedabouttheirfoodandmarkets.Beforeitbordersanothercountry,therearemountains,deserts,riversorseas.
Mostpeopletravelbybicyclebecausesomepeoplecannotaffordacar.Inelementaryschoolsomeclassesorgradesstartwithkidsrollingtheireyestoatuneofmusic.Inkindergartenyoualwaysplaygames.
ThecapitolofChinaisBeijinganditisbehindtheGreatWallofChina.TherearetwomaindessertsinChina.TheyaretheGobiDessertandtheTaklimakanDessert.TheChangRiveristhethirdlongestriver.“Ma”hastwomeanings.Oneismotherandtheotherisgrasshopper.Ithinkthatisvery,veryweird.
MicahJanuary18,2012
TheMagicHorseofHanGanByChenJiangHong
ThebookisaboutaboynamedHanGan.Helovestodrawbuthisfamilyispoorsohecan’tdrawasmuchashewouldlike.Heworksatainntohelphisfamilygetmoneytobuyfood.Onedayanartist,WangWeicametostayattheinn.HanGanservedhimfoodwhenhewenthomehesawsomehorsesanddrewtheminthedirt.WangWeicameandtoldHantoseehimthenextday.HanwenttoWang’shouse.Wangwasgettingtogetheralotofdrawingtools.Hanthankedhimandleft.Hanlovedtodrawhorseshespenthisfreetimedrawinghorses.TheEmperortoldhimthatheshouldgoTotheAcademyforOfficialpainters.Handidnotwanttopaintwhattheeatherstudentsheonlywantedtodrawhorses.Hisfriendswantedtoknowwhyhedrawshorses.Awarrior
cametohishouseandwantedahorsethatcanbeatanyotherhorsethatlives.Handrewahorse,hedidn’tlikeitsohewasgoingtoburnit,ahorsesprangoutthewarriorjumpedonthehorse.Thewarriorwonmanybattlesonthehorse.Thehorsegotverysadhebuckedthewarrioroffandranaway.Thewarriorchasedafterthehorse.HewenttoHanGan’shorse.Hefoundthehorseinapainting.
Daniel1/19/12
TheStoryAboutPingbyMarjorieFlackand
KurtWiese
TheStoryAboutPingtellsaboutaduckthathasalotofrelatives.Helivesona
houseboat.Oneday,hedoesn’tmakeittotheboatandhastosleepbehindthe
grass.WhenhewakesupherealizesthatheisontheYangtzeRiver.ThenaboyjumpsoutofaboatandgrabsPing.Theboy’sdadsaysthattheyshouldeatPing,buttheboysaysPingistoobeautifultoeat.ThedadputsPinginabasket.Inthenighttime,theboyreleasesPingbacktotheriver.Inthemorning,Pingfinallyseeshisrelatives.Hetriestogettothebridge,
buthegetslastandspanked.
The Great Wall Jack Beaty
1/14/12
The Great Wall is 4200 miles long! It was made in the Ming Dynasty, which lasted from 1368 to 1644. The highest part of The Great Wall is in Badaling, and it peaks at 3280 feet. The average height is 25 feet, but watchtowers are 30 feet higher. The Great Wall has a ton of watchtowers and signal towers spread out on it. The signal towers, well, signal. Soldiers light giant fires that warn if enemies are attacking. One fire meant that 100 enemies were attacking; two fires meant 500 were attacking, etc.
If the Great Wall was lifted up and put down on the United States, it would reach from Denver, Colorado to Washington D.C. Tourists from around the world come to see the wall, and marathon runners come to race on half of it! The sections of the wall that are the most destroyed but are still there are the most famous to tourists, but personally I think that the sections that are completely intact are the most interesting.
TheGreatWallofChina
Christian 1-19-12
Dragon Dance by Joan Holub Illustrated by Benrei Huang
The Dragon Dance tells about the Chinese New Year. The Chinese shop for fresh fish and blossoms. They buy these products to celebrate on New Years! They sweep, mop, and dust the old year away. They decorate their homes for the holidays. Red dresses, Red shirts, Red envelopes, too, Red brings great luck
to you. They prepare the food for the feast. There’s duck, crab, and pork. Some people use forks other people use chopsticks. Not everybody is not good at using chopsticks like me, although I’m okay. Fact: I never knew this but they eat the noodles last! They hurry to watch the parades on the streets. Jugglers toss balls and huge Lion puppets dance. The best of all things in the parade is the Dragon It’s long, red, and gold. They all wish everybody to have a year full of peace, luck and joy. That’s the Chine’s new year. Gung Hay Fat Choy! "May you become prosperous. "
These are dumplings.
NatalieThursday,January19,2012
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TheMasterSwordsman&TheMagicDoorwayRetoldandIllustratedbyAliceProvensen
TheretellingofTheMasterSwordsman&TheMagicDoorwayisagreatbook.It’sastoryofayoungman,LittleChu,insearchoftheemperor.Hewassearchingdayandnight,untilfinally,hewasreadytogiveup.Luckily,hedidn’t.WhenLittleChufoundtheemperor,hewasaskedtopaintamuralforabeautifulwall.Whenthemuralwasfinished,thewholetownwasjoyous.FinallyLittleChucouldcomehome.Beforeheleft,theemperorwasverypleased.WhenLittleChupaintedthewall,hewasnolongerLittleChu,hewasMuChi.
Thisisthecoverofthebook.