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Shau-yu is simply on her way to buy eggs for dinner's fried rice, yet she takes the reader on a journey filled with adventure and imaginings.
Publication
NOT AVAIL (2008)
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LibraryThing member kmacneill
I love how this book shows that imagination can make everyday things an adventure. The little girl in the book has to go to the store to buy eggs but ends up having an adventure using her imagination. The author never uses the word "said" and demonstrates different ways of dialogue by using "asks"
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"replies", etc. My favorite part of the book is when the littler girls picks up a blue marble and looks through it. The following illustration shows the world blue like the reader is looking through the marble also. This is a great book to prompt students with questions about what they would imagine while doing regular errands. Show Less
LibraryThing member conuly
Good "Free-Range" book about a little girl going to the store for her dad. On the way she stops and pretends, she looks through a marble, she plays around... and nothing bad happens at all!
LibraryThing member SuPendleton
This is a story of a little girl's adventures as she walks to the local grocery store to buy eggs for her family's dinner. It is a simple story and one children can relate to. Shau-yu observes all the things around her along the way and the author carefully chooses his words to show her playful
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nature. He is also the illustrator of the book. Show Less
LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
I just can't bring myself to like this. Subtle & quiet is good, but this was just drab, almost depressing. But honestly, that's my opinion. I do like the concept & theme, and I do encourage you to investigate it for yourself. Probably best for those about 6, as the littlest ones might not be able
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to relate, and it's probably too 'babyish' for independent readers. Show Less
LibraryThing member melodyreads
I love books that let me peek into other places, other cultures. This is a good one.
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Physical description
8.79 x 0.13 inches
ISBN
0439880475 / 9780439880473