Yangsook Choi
1) The name jar
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 590L
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
After Unhei moves from Korea to the United States, her new classmates help her decide what her name should be.
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2006.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
Kimin, a young Korean-American boy, has trouble deciding on a Halloween costume, but as he looks through an old trunk of his grandfather's things, he suddenly unlocks a childhood mystery.
Author
Publisher
Tuttle Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"From their origins as wrapping cloths made with leftover scraps of fabric to their recognition today as fine works of textile art, bojagi--the traditional art of Korean patchwork quilting--is a wonderfully versatile mode of expression that can transform an entire room or wardrobe. In this book, master bojagi instructor Choi Yangsook teaches you the step-by-step techniques of assembling bits of lightweight fabric by means of invisible seams to create...
6) Rice is life
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt & Company
Pub. Date
2000.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Text and illustrations demonstrate the importance of rice to life on the island of Bali in the country of Indonesia, where rice is consumed for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
7) Earthquake
Author
Publisher
Frances Foster Books
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
AD 630L
Language
English
Description
A young Chinese-American girl and her family move their belongings from their home in Chinatown to the safety of Golden Gate Park during the San Francisco earthquake of 1906.
Author
Publisher
National Geographic Society
Pub. Date
[2002]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
620L
Language
English
Description
Jangmi finds it hard to say goodbye to relatives and friends, plus the food, customs, and beautiful things of her home in Korea, when her family moves to America.