Chinatown

by William Low

Book Overview

Chinatown. City within a city. Home to street cobblers and herbalists, tai chi masters and kung fu students, outdoor fish markets and lots and lots of restaurants. And best of all, when the Chinese New Year begins there's a New Year's Day parade, complete with a lion dance. Young readers will be equally fascinated by the tour of this colorful neighborhood--and by their tour guide and his grandma who live there.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805042148
• ISBN13: 9780805042146
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 9.3" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 5 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

A COLORFUL BRIDGE TO ANOTHER CULTURE

Cultures and customs are explored in Chinatown by William Low. Young readers visit a city within a city, where streets of herbalists, tai chi masters, and outdoor fish market abound. This colorful section of New York City will prove fascinating to young eyes as they're introduced to people with a different heritage. As always, knowledge and understanding promote friendship.

A Beautifully Illustrated Story of A Child's Day in the City

In this story, with beautiful jewel-toned illustrations reminiscent of Hopper's paintings, a young child, accompanied by his grandmother, shows the reader various aspects of his life in an urban Chinatown. The busy urban setting takes on the elements of smalltown life as the pair cross a street, watch tai chi practicioners, greet the street cobbler, and visit the produce market, the fish market, the herbalist, a kung fu class and other fascinating places. The story culminates at a parade celebrating Chinese New Year. The colorful pictures, rich with detail, and simple, informative text give lots of opportunities for discussion. My two-year-old son has loved this book from the first time we read it, and requests it over and over again.