Round is a mooncake: A book of shapes - Softcover

Thong, Roseanne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0439318327 ISBN 13: 9780439318327

Publisher: Scholastic, 2001

Synopsis

A little girl's neighborhood becomes a discovery ground of things round, square and rectangular. Many of the objects are Asian in origin, other universal: round rice bowls and a found pebble, square dim sum and pizza boxes, rectangular Chinese lace and very special pencil case. Bright art accompanies this lively introduction to shapes and short glossary explains the cultural significance of the objects featured in the book. Perfect for read-alouds or one-on-one sharing.

About this title

About the Author

Roseanne Thong splits her time between Southern California and Hong Kong. This is her first children's book. Grace Lin graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design. She loves mooncakes, especially the ones with red bean paste. This is her first book with Chronicle Books.

From Publishers Weekly

Debut author Thong cleverly uses a concept book to celebrate Chinese culture. "Round is a mooncake/ Round is the moon/ Round are the lanterns/ outside my room," explains the unnamed young heroine as she takes the reader on a tour of her neighborhood, where circles, squares and rectangles abound. Lin's (The Ugly Vegetables) full-bleed, double-page gouache pictures, radiant with traditional Chinese colors and patterns, offer a witty melange of the old and new, the cultural and the universal, the everyday and (for most of the audience, anyway) the exotic. A family feasts on pizza and dim sum, both of which come in square boxes; her father talks on his rectangular cell phone while the narrator practices the ancient art of ink writing using a rectangular inking stone and paintbrush rack. A brief glossary on the final page explains the meaning and role of Asian words and things that appear in the book. Tipping its hat to both the melting pot and ethnic pride, this makes an enchanting primer for children of all backgrounds. Ages 2-5. (Sept.)
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Edition details

• Publisher: Scholastic
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 0439318327
• ISBN 13: 9780439318327
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 31