Mei-Mei Loves the Morning
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (851 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807550396 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The warm and engaging watercolor illustrations bring this intergenerational story to life. Full color.. Tsubakiyama's simple story, set in a contemporary city in China, depicts a typical morning in the life of young Mei-Mei and her grandfather
From Publishers Weekly Tsubakiyama's first picture book offers a glimpse of a girl in modern urban China. After sharing a breakfast of rice porridge and pickled vegetables, Mei-Mei and her grandfather hook their songbird's cage on Grandpa's bicycle and ride it through the city streets, joining the throng of bikers. Though the backgrounds of the illustrations are sometimes undefined or sketchy, the artists' realistic, closely focused portraits of the happy child and her loving grandfather are the highlight of the full-spread watercolor-and-pencil artwork. Paired with a gentle, descriptive narrative imbued with the affection shared by grandfather and granddaughter, these emotion-charged paintings make it easy for readers to understand why Mei-Mei loves the morning. Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc. . Ages 4-8. Once they reach the park, the two hang the birdcage on a branch of a plum tree, alongsid
Love the Book! E. Eubanks A book I quickly needed for school. It arrived swiftly and it was in great condition.. "Beautiful description of a child's morning in China" according to A Customer. This beautifully written and illustrated book describes a typical Chinese child's morning. Mei-Mei eats a breakfast of rice porridge with grandfather while mommy and daddy sleep. Then she helps her grandfather care for his songbird, rides with him on his bike to the park where they practice Tai Chi with their friends and drink tea, and rides home again, visiting one of the local street vendors to buy pancakes. It's a lovely story with beautiful illustrations and ha. "A great intro to life in China through a child's eyes." according to A Customer. Excellent! A great multicultural family story. This book shows life in modern China through a little girl's eyes. The book shows the loving relationship between kindergarten-aged Mei-Mei and her grandfather. In it, we see that loving family relationships truly transcend cultural boundaries. Mei-Mei and her grandfather share many activities that American children may share with their grandparents: eating meals together, going to the park, caring for pets. But their