This book could be used for upper primary and intermediate groups. This is a book of poems that depict an immigrant's life in Chinatown. This book would be great to use for teaching about Chinese culture, poetry, and even just to have in the classroom, available for independent reading. ( )

This book is good for an intermediate age group. It tells the story, through a series of poems, of a boy (the author) moving from China to Chinatown in the US and finding the similarities and differences in the culture and everyday life. I would definitely have it in my classroom, and possibly use it to encourage empathy in my students, and inform them of the importance of preserving culture.

This book is about immigrating from Hong Kong, China to the United States. The character in the story shares his experiences growing up in Chinatown and how he misses his home. I would recommend this story because it does well sharing the difficulties and immigrant may face growing up in a new place. The book also had colorful illustrations and includes aspects of his cultures food and holidays in the book such as New Year's Day. This would be great book for 2nd and graders and a read aloud for 5th graders and below. ( )

This is a great book to overview the hardships and beauty of immigration. Some people have a really hard time finding a sense of community when they immigrate to a new country because everyone is a stranger to them and this story outlines a boy finding that community and eventually becoming more comfortable in his own environment. ( )

This would be a good book for primary or intermediate students. This book is from the perspective of a young boy who immigrated from Hong Kong to the United States, in which he lives in a place called Chinatown. The book takes the reader on the story of a year in Chinatown, and every page contains a poem and a very realistic painting of different aspects of Chinatown that reflect the Asian culture of the main character. This is a helpful book because it shows how an individual can hold onto their heritage culture if they immigrate to a new place, and it shows how big of an impact a community can have on an individual. I would use this book to teach my students about how cultures can exist and be valued within other cultures, and to share a view of Asian culture with them.