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Title: Ruby's Wish by Shirin Yim Bridges, Sophie Blackall ISBN: 0-8118-3490-5 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: September, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Ruby's Wish
Comment: This is a really lovely story with beautiful,beautiful illustrations. The story carries a very nice message for girls.I recommend it for children aged 5-9.
Rating: 5
Summary: Lovely, true story of a girl in China
Comment: Ruby, a little girl living in turn-of-the-century China, is so named because she loves red, not just on holidays, but every day of the year. She also loves to study with her cousins in the school provided by her wealthy grandfather. Her calligraphy is especially fine, and she comes to her grandfather's attention when she writes the couplet 'Alas, bad luck to be born a girl, worse luck to be born into this house where only boys are cared for.' Her grandfather questions her kindly and finds out that she would rather attend university than enter marriage'which is, of course, expected of all girls at the time...
On the last page we learn that this is a true story, based on the author's grandmother. We also get to see a photograph of this grandmother, one of the first women university students in China. And we learn that 'every day, she still wears a little red.'
This is a gem of a book, with simple yet evocative writing and beautiful illustrations which capture emotions wonderfully and provide a wealth of detail on Chinese dress and décor of the time.
Rating: 5
Summary: Gorgeous book with a powerful theme.
Comment: Serendipity brought this book into our home and I'm so grateful. It is a beautiful book in every way, from its vibrant illustrations to its messages of respect -- for oneself, for one's elders, for one's culture and for the never-ending gift of learning. The story of Ruby, a Chinese girl whose intelligence, integrity and confidence inspired her family patriarch to break with tradition, speaks to all. We are African-American parents of a son. We read this book to him often and we know that, through hearing Ruby's story, our son's perspective on life and the world in which he lives has been enormously enriched.
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Title: Moonbeams, Dumplings & Dragon Boats: A Treasury of Chinese Holiday Tales, Activities & Recipes by Nina Simonds, Leslie Swartz, Meilo So, Children's Museum of Boston ISBN: 0152019839 Publisher: Gulliver Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $20.00 |
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Title: Dim Sum for Everyone by Grace Lin ISBN: 037581082X Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers Pub. Date: 10 July, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The Seven Chinese Sisters by Kathy Tucker, Grace Lin ISBN: 0807573094 Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Red Is a Dragon: A Book of Colors by Roseanne Thong, Grace Lin ISBN: 0811831779 Publisher: Chronicle Books Pub. Date: September, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The White Swan Express: A Story About Adoption by Jean Davies Okimoto, Elaine M. Aoki, Meilo So ISBN: 0618164537 Publisher: Clarion Books Pub. Date: 21 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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