In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
by Bette Bao Lord | Children's Books | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: 0064401758 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0064401758 Global Overview for this book
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Cute story of a young girl's experiences when she moves from China to Brooklyn in 1947, with adorable illustrations by Marc Simont.
I love the bit when Shirley is figuring out her age - it's the same reason why my grandmother always had trouble: she used to say "I was one year old when I was born, then at New Year's I turned two..." - her birthday was on Christmas Day, so by that method of counting, a week after she was born, she was two years old. Since she didn't have a birth certificate, trying to figure out what year she was born was really hard. "No, wait, Grandma, are you 75 or 73?"
Also, I found it interesting that the Chinese image in the moon is "the Hare that stands under the cassia tree pounding the elixir of life in a jade mortar." I learned that it was a rabbit pounding mochi in a stone mortar - a different tradition, but not all that different.
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I love the bit when Shirley is figuring out her age - it's the same reason why my grandmother always had trouble: she used to say "I was one year old when I was born, then at New Year's I turned two..." - her birthday was on Christmas Day, so by that method of counting, a week after she was born, she was two years old. Since she didn't have a birth certificate, trying to figure out what year she was born was really hard. "No, wait, Grandma, are you 75 or 73?"
Also, I found it interesting that the Chinese image in the moon is "the Hare that stands under the cassia tree pounding the elixir of life in a jade mortar." I learned that it was a rabbit pounding mochi in a stone mortar - a different tradition, but not all that different.
Other copies on my BookCrossing shelf: 12670648 • 14038166 • 15362104 • 15376516 • 15814921
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hyphen8
at Ben Franklin Crafts Mapunapuna in Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Sunday, October 11, 2009
hyphen8 at Ben Franklin Crafts Mapunapuna in Honolulu, Hawaii USA on Sunday, October 11, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (10/11/2009 UTC) at Ben Franklin Crafts Mapunapuna in Honolulu, Hawaii USA
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On the blue bench outside the door. Released for the Tick Tock challenge and Children's Book Week.
This book was set free to find a new reader; I'm so glad you've found it!
If you're new to Bookcrossing, I hope you will take some time to explore this wonderful free and anonymous community and learn about what it has to offer.
Free your books - help spread the words!
