Mama and Papa Have a Store by Lau Carling, Amelia

Mama and Papa Have a Store

Américas Book Award, Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor, Association for Library...
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SKU: 9781620143087
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Author: Amelia Lau Carling
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Mama and Papa Have a Store by Lau Carling, Amelia

Mama and Papa Have a Store

¥3,049

Mama and Papa Have a Store

¥3,049
Author: Amelia Lau Carling
Format: Paperback
Language: English

Américas Book Award, Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs
Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Choices, Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, National Council for the Social Studies/ Children's Book Council

A young girl describes what a typical day is like in her parents' Chinese store in Guatemala City, Guatemala. Recipient of a Pura Belpré Illustrator Award Honor in 2000.

From the clip, clop of the milkman's mule in the early morning to the clacking of her father's abacus at night, a young girl brings us into her home, which is also her parents' store. Located in Guatemala City, the store is filled with the colorful textures of cloth, threads, buttons, and things from her parents' homeland in China. As people come and go throughout the day, the girl hears several languages-Spanish, Chinese, and Mayan.

The Mayans buy thread for weaving in colors such as "parrot green" and "mango yellow." The girl's parents talk about their hometown in China, from which they emigrated, fleeing a war, years ago. The girl and her brothers and sisters make up games to play on the rooftop terrace, on the sidewalk, and in the store. After supper the girl dances to celebrate her day.

Lyrical writing and delightful artwork will captivate both children and adults in this story drawn from the author/illustrator's childhood memories.



Author: Amelia Lau Carling
Publisher: Lee & Low Books
Published: 10/01/2016
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.00h x 8.40w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781620143087
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.1
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 28019 / Mama and Papa Have a Store

About the Author
Amelia Lau Carling was born and grew up in Guatemala, the youngest of six children of Chinese immigrants. Surrounded by family and customers in her parents' general store, she learned about Chinese, Spanish, and Mayan cultures. After moving to the United States, she was inspired to write Mama and Papa Have a Store, her debut book, by her own children's fascination with stories of her childhood. Carling now lives in Yonkers, New York.

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