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When Maggie gets chopsticks, she has difficulty using them and everyone at the table seems to have a different advice on holding them.

Poor Maggie struggles to master her chopsticks it seems nearly everyone around the dinner table has something to say about the "right" way to hold them! But when Father reminds her not to worry about everyone else, Maggie finally gets a grip on an important lesson.

THE MAGIC CHOPSTICKS is a modern day immigrant child's story of Chen Lin, a little Asian boy struggling to adjust to a strange new environment. From its poignant dedication, "To any child who has suffered the pain of being new, may you discover the magic of belonging," the book is "heartwarming" (The Lowell Sun), sensitively written & beautifully illustrated. Although THE MAGIC CHOPSTICKS setting is in Lowell, Massachusetts, where thousands of Asians have recently immigrated, the story is universal. Chen's loneliness in leaving the familiar is cured by his wise teacher & a little magic. Author Pyne's first book, - this former teacher had difficulty locating stories about Asian children, & plans to write a series about Chen Lin. THE MAGIC CHOPSTICKS is a tribute to teachers who perform magic by improvising to meet their students' needs, & a message of encouragement to all "new-kids." Book is available from author, Patricia Powell Pyne, 141 Hoyt Avenue, Lowell, MA 01852 . $18.75 for book, tax & handling. 9" x 11".

An old game helps a new kid find his footing. It is David’s first day at his brand-new school. He doesn’t know anyone. At recess, he stands alone and watches the other children enjoying their activities on the playground, from practicing soccer moves and climbing monkey bars to playing hopscotch and daydreaming in the grass. Bundled deep inside David’s pocket is a string of rubber bands, knotted and ready for a game of elastic skip. But will anyone want to try that game? he wonders. Will anyone want to play with him? Sometimes you’ve got to stretch yourself to find the place where you belong.

Meet Chopsticks! They've been best friends forever. But one day, this inseparable pair comes to a fork in the road. And for the very first time, they have to figure out how to function apart. From New York Times best-selling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal and rising artistic talent Scott Magoon, this witty and inventive tale celebrates both independence and the unbreakable bonds of friendship.

Whether used for thematic story times, program and curriculum planning, readers' advisory, or collection development, this updated edition of the well-known companion makes finding the right picture books for your library a breeze. Generations of savvy librarians and educators have relied on this detailed subject guide to children's picture books for all aspects of children's services, and this new edition does not disappoint. Covering more than 18,000 books published through 2017, it empowers users to identify current and classic titles on topics ranging from apples to zebras. Organized simply, with a subject guide that categorizes subjects by theme and topic and subject headings arranged alphabetically, this reference applies more than 1,200 intuitive (as opposed to formal catalog) subject terms to children's picture books, making it both a comprehensive and user-friendly resource that is accessible to parents and teachers as well as librarians. It can be used to identify titles to fill in gaps in library collections, to find books on particular topics for young readers, to help teachers locate titles to support lessons, or to design thematic programs and story times. Title and illustrator indexes, in addition to a bibliographic guide arranged alphabetically by author name, further extend access to titles.

Ryoko Kiyama, a character from a Japanese comic book, or manga, falls through a rip into the real world--the western world--and tries to survive as the ultimate outsider at a typical American high school. By the author of The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

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