Story of Paper

English/Chinese

Ying Chang Compestine, Yongsheng Xuan

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Immedium
05 April 2016

General fiction (Children's&YA); Languages & ESL; Chinese - Cultural Material; Chinese - Children's Bilingual Books; Chinese - Children's Fiction; Simplified Characters; Chinese - Languages

Series: Amazing Chinese Inventions

"""With bold black outlines and vivid coloration... the artwork captures the action as the boys exercise their ingenuity.""—School Library Journal The Kang boys don't want their teacher to write embarrassing notes on their hands anymore. Can they concoct a formula for what just may become a very useful school supply?

This series, recounting how the creative Kang brothers discovered four of China's famed inventions, is redesigned to feature new bilingual simplified Chinese translations. "" The ingenious Kang brothers, seen last in The Story of Kites, return for another entrepreneurial adventure. "" – ALA Booklist"

By: Ying Chang Compestine
Illustrated by: Yongsheng Xuan
Imprint: Immedium
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 285mm, Width: 222mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 425g
ISBN: 9781597021234
ISBN 10: 1597021237
Series: Amazing Chinese Inventions
Pages: 40
Publication Date: 05 April 2016
Recommended Age: From 3 to 8 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Ying Compestine: Ying's dozens of children's books have won many awards, including spots on the best lists from the ALA, Bank Street, Book Sense, and New York Times. She visits schools and teaches workshops internationally. She has written for magazines such as Cooking Light, Self, Men's Health, and Martha Stewart's Whole Living. Her website is www.yingc.com. YongSheng Xuan illustrated the four volume Story of series. Educated at the renowned Central Arts and Crafts University in Beijing, China, he lives in Vancouver, Canada. His art has exhibited worldwide and appeared in Cricket magazine. His website is www.ysxuan.com.

Reviews for Story of Paper (English/Chinese)

The repetition of the phrases that contain the words grasshoppers, ants, and worms make this an attention-grabbing read-aloud, as do the stained glass looking illustrations... The Story of Paper encourages the reader to be inventive, yet practical, when solving a problem. Recommended. - CM magazine -The repetition of the phrases that contain the words grasshoppers, ants, and worms make this an attention-grabbing read-aloud, as do the stained glass looking illustrations... The Story of Paper encourages the reader to be inventive, yet practical, when solving a problem. Recommended.-- CM magazine