Find Mom's Wok - Hardcover

Kim, Jung Hee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 193924823X ISBN 13: 9781939248237

Publisher: iBook Park, 2017

Synopsis

It’s the Zhongqiu Festival in Korea, and Shao Ming is given the responsibility of bringing her mother’s favorite wok to her uncle’s house for a feast that night. Along the way, Shao Ming stops to watch the festive dragon dance—and soon realizes that she has lost the wok! How will she find it again? Engaging, lively text introduces older readers to the wonderful and varied cuisines of China—including Szechuan, Shanghai, Guangdong, and Beijing—and includes a hands-on activity for making Shrimp Dim Sum.

About this title

From the Author:

Jung Hee Kim has also written Transform... into Poop! The Story of Puffy Clouds, and Another Set of Eyes, among others. Jung Ah Noh studied art in college, completing the Han Gyuh Rae Illustrator course and Hills Academy Post Program. She has illustrated, My Friend, Ggam Jee, History of the World of Time Capsules, Oh, I See...Our History, I Can Do It Well, Peach Boy, and more.

From School Library Journal:

K-Gr 2—Distracted by a Mid-Autumn Festival dragon, little Shao Ming loses her family wok but encounters several kind adults generous with time and food. Finally reaching her uncle's house, she learns that the wok had been found hours earlier. The setting is an unspecified China: Szechuan, Shanghai, Guangdong, and Beijing cuisines are described. There are no recipes. Astoundingly, moon cakes—a quintessential component of the Mid-Autumn Festival and depicted on the book's cover—are never mentioned. The illustrations show an idealized early modern village, without cars but with colorful details: lanterns, tiled roofs, tilted eaves, etc. Many characters have exaggerated mouths, but their traditional dress reflects varied Chinese ethnicities, and the dragons, tiny dog, and backgrounds are appealing. Verb tenses are inconsistent, some punctuation and expressions need correction, and "Choon Jahr" for Lunar New Year will be unrecognizable to non-Koreans. VERDICT An optional purchase, perhaps for storytelling sessions.—Patricia D. Lothrop, formerly at St. George's School, Newport, RI

About this edition

• Publisher: iBook Park
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 193924823X
• ISBN 13: 9781939248237
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 38
• Illustrator: Noh Jung Ah