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  • May Diversity

    Great Books for Asian Pacific Heritage Month

    Readu Official joined 4 years, 3 months ago Awaken the inner reader in every child
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    Asians are an essential part of this world who have contributed in making America, and the world a better place.

    This is a world for all!

    Read books about the fantastic Asian Americans around you!

    Their history, their culture and their stories sparkle too.

     

    We're not separate races. There's only one human race.

    Alveda King

     

    Great Authors:

    1. Grace Lin 

    2. Kelly Yang

    3. Ed Young

    4. Gene Luen Yang

    5. Laurence Yep

    6. Jon J. Muth

    7. Linda Sue Park

     

    Picture Books (3-6 yrs):

    1. Grandfather's journey

    2. Bee-bim bop!

    3. Peek! A Thai Hide-and-seek

    4. In a Village by the Sea

    5. Ruby's Wish

    6. The Lotus Seed

    7. Tikki Tikki Tembo

    8. Stone Soup

     

    Award Winners for 5-6 graders

    1. A Single Shard

    2. The Night Diary

    3. Listen, Slowly

    4. A Wish in the Dark

     

    Others:

    Mindy Kim series

    Water Buffalo Days: Growing Up in Vietnam

    Red Scarf Girl

    • G

      Grace Lin

      Kite Flying

      Paperback (Dragonfly Books May 11, 2004)
    • W

      Laurence Yep

      Dragon Road: Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1939

      Library Binding (HarperCollins Sept. 1, 2008)
    • Z+

      Gene Luen Yang

      American Born Chinese

      Paperback (Square Fish Dec. 23, 2008)
    • J

      Grace Lin

      Thanking the Moon: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival

      Hardcover (Knopf Books for Young Readers Sept. 14, 2010)
    • V

      Laurence Yep

      Dragons of Silk

      Hardcover (HarperCollins Sept. 13, 2011)
    • P

      Ed Young

      The Lost Horse: A Chinese Folktale

      Library Binding (Turtleback )
    • W

      Laurence Yep

      The Lost Garden

      Paperback (HarperCollins Sept. 20, 1996)
    • S

      Laurence Yep

      Sea Glass

      Hardcover (Harper & Row Aug. 16, 1979)
    • Z

      Laurence Yep

      Mountain Light

      Paperback (HarperCollins Feb. 14, 1997)
    • W

      Laurence Yep

      The Traitor: Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1885

      Hardcover (HarperCollins March 1, 2003)
    • Q

      Grace Lin

      Dumpling Days

      Paperback (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers March 19, 2019)
    • K

      Ed Young

      Seven Blind Mice

      Paperback (Puffin Books June 10, 2002)
    • V

      Laurence Yep

      Thief of Hearts

      Paperback (HarperCollins May 9, 1997)
    • L

      Grace Lin

      Fortune Cookie Fortunes

      eBook (Knopf Books for Young Readers Nov. 27, 2013)
    • T

      Grace Lin

      Starry River of the Sky

      Paperback (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Feb. 11, 2014)
    • W

      Laurence Yep

      Dragon's Gate

      Paperback (HarperCollins Jan. 23, 2001)
    • Q

      Grace Lin

      The Year of the Dog

      Paperback (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers May 2, 2007)
    • W

      Laurence Yep

      Dragonwings

      Paperback (HarperCollins Jan. 23, 2001)
    • Z+

      Gene Luen Yang

      Saints

      eBook (First Second Sept. 10, 2013)
    • O

      Ed Young

      My Mei Mei

      Hardcover (Philomel Feb. 16, 2006)
    • M

      Ed Young

      Cat and Rat: The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac

      Paperback (Square Fish Nov. 15, 1998)
    • U

      Grace Lin

      When the Sea Turned to Silver

      Paperback (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Sept. 5, 2017)
    • S

      Ed Young

      Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China

      Paperback (Puffin Books April 16, 1996)
    • S

      Ed Young

      The Cat From Hunger Mountain

      Hardcover (Philomel Books Nov. 15, 2016)
    • K

      Ed Young

      What About Me?

      Hardcover (Philomel June 10, 2002)
    • G

      Grace Lin

      Kite Flying

      Paperback (Dragonfly Books May 11, 2004)
    • W

      Laurence Yep

      The Serpent's Children: Golden Mountain Chronicles: 1849

      Paperback (HarperCollins Jan. 23, 2001)
    • F

      Ed Young

      Beyond the Great Mountains: A Visual Poem about China

      Hardcover (Chronicle Books Aug. 25, 2005)
    • Q

      Grace Lin

      The Year of the Rat

      Paperback (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers March 19, 2019)
    • Z

      Kelly Yang

      Three Keys

      Hardcover (Scholastic Press Sept. 15, 2020)
    • T

      Grace Lin

      Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

      Hardcover (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers July 1, 2009)
    • Kelly Yang

      Parachutes

      Hardcover (Katherine Tegen Books May 26, 2020)
    • W

      Laurence Yep

      Lady of Ch'iao Kuo: Warrior of the South, Southern China, A.D. 531

      Hardcover (Scholastic Inc. Sept. 1, 2001)
    • S

      Kelly Yang

      Front Desk

      Paperback (Arthur A. Levine Books June 25, 2019)
    • J

      Grace Lin

      A Big Mooncake for Little Star

      eBook (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Aug. 28, 2018)
    • Q

      Grace Lin

      Mulan: Before the Sword

      Hardcover (Disney Press Feb. 11, 2020)
    • Z+

      Gene Luen Yang, Lark Pien

      Boxers

      Paperback (First Second Sept. 10, 2013)
    • K

      Ed Young

      Mouse Match: A Chinese Folktale

      Hardcover (Harcourt Childrens Books Oct. 1, 1997)
    • U

      Linda Sue Park

      A Single Shard

      Hardcover (Clarion Books April 23, 2001)
    • J

      Linda Sue Park, Ho Baek Lee

      Bee-bim Bop!

      Hardcover (Clarion Books Sept. 12, 2005)
    • O

      Lyla Lee, Dung Ho

      Mindy Kim and the Lunar New Year Parade

      Paperback (Aladdin Jan. 14, 2020)
    • Lyla Lee, Dung Ho

      Mindy Kim, Class President

      Paperback (Aladdin Sept. 15, 2020)
    • P

      Huynh Quang Nhuong, Jean Tseng, Mou-sien Tseng

      Water Buffalo Days: Growing Up in Vietnam

      Paperback (HarperCollins Jan. 16, 1999)
    • N

      Arlene Mosel, Blair Lent

      Tikki Tikki Tembo

      Paperback (Square Fish April 17, 2007)
    • Y

      Veera Hiranandani

      The Night Diary

      Hardcover (Kokila March 6, 2018)
    • P

      Allen Say

      Grandfather's Journey

      Hardcover (HMH Books for Young Readers Nov. 5, 2013)
    • Z

      Ji Li Jiang

      Red Scarf Girl

      Hardcover (HarperCollins Children's Books Oct. 1, 1997)
    • Christina Soontornvat

      A Wish in the Dark

      Hardcover (Candlewick March 24, 2020)
    • O

      Lyla Lee, Dung Ho

      Mindy Kim and the Yummy Seaweed Business

      Paperback (Aladdin Jan. 14, 2020)
    • M

      Muon Van, April Chu

      In a Village by the Sea

      Hardcover (Creston Books May 12, 2015)
    • N

      Shirin Yim, Sophie Blackall

      Ruby's Wish

      Hardcover (Chronicle Books Sept. 1, 2002)
    • O

      Lyla Lee, Dung Ho

      Mindy Kim and the Birthday Puppy

      Paperback (Aladdin June 9, 2020)
    • J

      Minfong Ho, Holly Meade

      Peek!: A Thai Hide-and-Seek

      Hardcover (Candlewick Aug. 19, 2004)
    • U

      Thanhhà Lai

      Listen, Slowly

      Paperback (HarperCollins May 17, 2016)
    • N

      Sherry Garland, Tatsuro Kiuchi

      The Lotus Seed

      Hardcover (Harcourt Children's Books April 30, 1993)
    • M

      Marcia Brown

      Stone Soup

      Paperback (Aladdin Aug. 1, 1997)
    • M

      Jon J Muth, Jon J. Muth

      Stone Soup

      Hardcover (Scholastic Press March 1, 2003)
    • N

      Jon J Muth, Jon J. Muth

      Zen Shorts

      Hardcover (Scholastic Press March 1, 2005)
    • M

      Jon J. Muth

      Zen Ties

      Hardcover (Scholastic Press Feb. 1, 2008)
    • J

      Jon J Muth

      Zen Happiness

      Hardcover (Scholastic Press March 26, 2019)
    • M

      Jon J. Muth

      The Three Questions

      Hardcover (Scholastic Press April 1, 2002)
    • M

      Jon J Muth

      Hi, Koo!: A Year of Seasons

      Hardcover (Scholastic Press Feb. 25, 2014)
    • Q

      Linda Sue Park

      Prairie Lotus

      eBook (Clarion Books March 3, 2020)
    • S

      Linda Sue Park

      The Kite Fighters

      Paperback (Clarion Books June 7, 2010)
    • K

      Linda Sue Park, Matt Phelan

      Xander's Panda Party

      Paperback (Clarion Books Dec. 5, 2017)
    • Y

      Linda Sue Park

      When My Name Was Keoko

      Paperback (HMH Books for Young Readers April 17, 2012)
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    Sepioloidea lineolata joined 2 years, 2 months ago I am an 11-year-old girl
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    Laurence Yep is a great author; my kid has read 2 of his books: Dragon's Gate and Dragonwings.

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