Showing results for "Ma" in Geography & Cultures

A girl from the forest arrives in a bustling kingdom with no name and no idea why she is there, only to find herself at the center of a world at war. She enlists at Pennyroyal Academy, where princesses and knights are trained to battle the two great menaces of the day: witches and dragons. There, given the name "Evie," she must endure a harsh training regimen under the steel glare of her Fairy Drill sergeant, while also navigating an entirely new world of friends and enemies.

A smart, funny, and heartfelt middle grade novel about Lily Hong’s attempts to save her parents’ Chinese school and the town’s community center using all the resources she has—devoted friends, ingenuity, a passion for filmmaking, mediocre dance moves (at best), and perhaps even her archnemesis.

How did Yo-Yo Ma become a world-renowned cellist? Listeners will learn all about this musician and the significant events in his life in this low-leveled biography.

Zupełnie nowe spotkanie i jeszcze więcej zabawnych przypadków z królestwa potentatów frytkowych. Miłościwy król wraz z matką, małżonką i córeczką Tuberozą żyją sobie w królestwie, jakich wiele, w jakim i Ty żyjesz. Wiesz dobrze, o czym mówię, przecież znasz te monarchie wielkie i całkiem malutkie, które mają swoje bogactwa, problemy i radości, słabe i mocne strony. Często nazywa się je rodzinami.

La hormiga Miga, harta de ir en fila siempre con sus compañeras, decide marcharse a ver mundo. Ayudada por otros animales, acaba subiendo hasta la cabeza de la jirafa Rafa, para saber qué se ve a tanta distancia del suelo. ¿Qué es lo que se podrá divisar desde un sitio tan alto? Una estupenda historia que muestra que hay distintas formas de ver la vida.

Rejected by the parents of the girl he loves for being poor, Ma Mon Luk strikes out from China and boards a steamship headed for the Philippines in 1918. He vows to make a fortune and return for his beloved. Ma creates a chicken noddle soup he calls mami—"ma" for his name and "mi" for noodles—and peddles it as a street vendor. He eventually earns enough to open his own restaurant and wins the approval of the parents of his true love.

Piensa en el lugar más aburrido del mundo. No es una comisaría, ni una tienda de ultramarinos, ni una droguería. Tampoco es casa de tu tía... ¿Es el cole? ¡Has acertado! Pero, ¿te imaginas que el cole pudiera ser divertido? ¿Cómo? Con este audiolibro repleto de chistes sobre profesores, directores, clases de lengua y de mates, la hora del patio... ¡Te partirás de risa!

¿Cuánto pesa un elefante? ¿Cómo lo sabes? ¿Cómo sabrías si no contaras con una pesa moderna? Cao Chong, de seis años de edad, el niño más prodigioso en la historia de la China, se encontraba con este problema.

How much does an elephant weigh? How do you know? How would you know if you didn't have a modern scale? Six-year-old Cao Chong, the most famous child prodigy in Chinese history, faced just this problem! Chong watches as the prime minister's most trusted and learned advisors debate different methods. The principle of buoyancy and a little bit of creative thinking help this boy come up with a solution.

Joanna Ho’s lyrical writing tells an inspiring story of Yo-Yo Ma, who challenges conventions, expectations, and beliefs in order to build bridges to unite communities, people, and cultures. A beautiful picture book biography to enjoy and share in the home and the classroom.