About this title: An 8-year-old a boy named Moon Shadow leaves his home in China and sets sail for America where he is to be reunited with his father, who immigrated to the United States before Moon Shadow was born. Once in America Moon Shadow helps his father, Windrider, fulfill a fabulous dream. This novel, set in the early 1900s, is based on a historical account of a Chinese immigrant in the United States who built a flying machine.
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Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Owner's Name on inside cover. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 248 p. Audience: Children/juvenile. very good readable book***excellent addition for juvenile library collection read more
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 317 p. Golden Mountain Chronicles, 1903. Audience: Children/juvenile. Bk is worn, reading crease, chipped edging, shelf wear, tanning, stamp on inside front cover, and some staining. Opens right up to pages 56, 57. read more
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 317 p. Golden Mountain Chronicles. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Light edge and corner wear. No marks. Tight binding. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 317 p. Golden Mountain Chronicles. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 317 p. Golden Mountain Chronicles. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Scholastic Inc
Date Published: 1975
ISBN-13:9780590434508ISBN:0590434500
Description: Good. No Jacket. Binding broken but taped pretty good, spine and corners bumped, edge wear, stain on page ends, text is clean and unmarked. read more
Description: Good. Paperback in good or better condition. Slight wear along cover edges and corners, very gentle crease on front cover corner, inside covers/pages tanned, otherwise, clean and tight. 0590434500. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780590434508ISBN:0590434500
Description: READING COPY. 1976 Newbery Honor book. AR 5.3/10.0. Reading copy. Name on first page, cover doesn't look too great, text pages unmarked. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780590434508ISBN:0590434500
Description: Like New. Like new condition book, appears never read/used. May have very light age discoloration to inside of front/back cover, characteristic of Scholastic/Harper paperbacks. read more
"I'm given to dissing teachers who assign the same old book year after year, and this is the umpteenth time I've read 'Dragonwings' because it was assigned to a middle schooler with whom I was working. 'Dragonwings,' however, is just the greatest of novels on so many levels--as an historical novel, an adventure novel, a multicultural novel, a coming-of-age novel. I love it, and each time I read it, gain more from the reading. 'Dragonwings' encompasses everything from the 'I Ching' to E. Nesbit, opium to aviation, and Yep has stellar style. So I guess I would say to those fusty pedagogues who pedantically prescribe their perennial books over and over again, stop doing that! Get a new perspective on things and the children you teach! Grow a little! But if you just can't, at least use books like this one. Highly recommended, just not as regularly required reading."
"A juvenile fiction book about 8 year old Moon Shadow from China who joins his father in San Francisco at the beginning of the 20th Century. His father, Windrider, kite maker extraordinaire, had been in America since before Moon Shadow was born because their own national government and society couldn't or wouldn't provide employment or means for families to survive. America was a land of promise for them and provided the means of supporting their families in China. Windrider worked in a laundry run by the Company but dreamed of being a dragon and flying. While most of the Company didn't plan on ever bringing their families to America, Windrider worked for that goal. The book deals with many adult issues which would be hard for young readers to comprehend--prostitution, Chinese gangs, opium, family separation, earthquake and fire disaster and death. Racism was obvious from both sides. Also includes swearing as Moon Shadow becomes more proficient in English. One aspect overlooked in the reviews I read was the love and acceptance of Miss Whitlaw and Robin and the kindness of other Americans. This would be a good book for families to share together. And they should also fly kites together when they read it."
"This book is a great book filled with hardship, history and the most interesting characters. In this book a boy named Moon Shadow, he goes to America (San Francisco) in search of his father Windrider he moves in with the chinese community there. He works with his father and friends int this time of the historical gold rush. Windrider has a dream of making a flying machine just like the Wright brothers. This also is a very important part in this amazing story."
"Dragonwings is about a boy named Moon Shadow Who goes to America to see his father that he never saw before. The setting is from China, to California, America. Moon Shadows internal conflict is if his father is going to accomplish his dream, to be a dragon and ride through the sky. His external conflict is him dealing with the racism from the white people.
During reading this book, I made a text-to-world connection. The part where these racist teenagers start making fun of Moon Shadow and saying racist jokes, reminds me of the people making fun of other people in the world. It is really bad to do that and you can hurt other peoples feelings. Problems and even wars start because of racism.
I would give this book a 1 because it was crucially boring, there was almost no action, the book has plot but it is not interesting. I would reccomend this book to the people who want to have no fun in reading books and people who want to learn about chinese culture"
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