About this title: Nine-year-old Yingtao is the youngest in a family of musicians who have moved from China to Seattle, and he has a terrible ear. Whenever anyone else in the family plays their instruments, beautiful music comes out, but when Yingtao plays, all that comes out is a screech. He dreads playing in the recital set up to help get more students for father. But luckily, Yingtao meets Matthew who loves to play the violin.
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Edition: First edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Little Brown & Co
Date Published: 1992
ISBN-13:9780316597012ISBN:0316597015
Description: Good in good jacket. 134 pp. ex-library with usual markings, mylar overjacket, light edge wear; Everyone in the Yang family is a talented musician except for nine-year-old Yingtao, the youngest Yang. Even after years of violin lessons from his father, Yingtao cannot make beautiful music. Now that his family has moved from China to Seattle, Yingtao wants to learn English and make new friends at school. Still, he must make time to practice his violin for an important family recital to help his ... read more
Description: Dekiefte, Kees. New. No dust jacket as issued. Small crease to corners of cover. New book. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Yang. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Yearling Books
Date Published: 1994
ISBN-13:9780440409175ISBN:0440409179
Description: Dekiefte, Kees. Very good. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 144 p. Contains: Illustrations. Yang. Intended for a juvenile audience. Very good read more
Description: Very Good. 0316597015 Condition: VERY GOOD. (Book may have one or a combination of the following characteristics: former library book, cover wear, name written inside cover, light underlining/highlighting, remainder mark, etc. Overall, the book is in solid shape. This is a blanket description. Please e us if you require a specific, detailed description of the book condition. We will typically respond within one week of your request). read more
"This book is a chapter book about Yingtao, the youngest child of the Yangs, a family of musicians, recently emigrated from China to Seattle. Yingtao does not have an ear for music, but instead is more interested in baseball. He is having a rough time fitting in with his family, in addition to being in a new country and a new school. He meets a friend, Matthew, and the two discover that they have similar views about things, but their families are a lot different. The author, like Yingtao, also was born in China herself, and moved to America when she was a child. The authenticity shines through, and this book will teach the reader about Chinese culture, as well as give a child who doesn't feel that he or she is fitting in a worthy role model. As Matthew and Yingtao work together to creatively solve their problems, they gain new appreciation for their similarities and differences, and the reader will, too. A Venn diagram would be a useful organizer in reading this book, either for comparing the Chinese and American cultures, or for comparing Yingtao and Matthew."
"Great book for elementary readers. Musical family moves from China to Seattle. Shows the differences in cultures in a beautiful and even sometimes humorous way. A great classroom book celebrating cultural diversity."
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