Finding Joy - Hardcover

Coste, Marion

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1590781929 ISBN 13: 9781590781920

Publisher: Boyds Mills Pr, 2006

Synopsis

A mother makes the long journey to China to see her new baby for the first time. When Shu-li is born, her parents wrap her in a blanket and take her to town. The government says that a family is allowed to have only one child. So they lay Shu-li on the ground beneath a bridge. On her blanket they pin a note that reads THIS IS OUR SHU-LI. PLEASE TAKE CARE OF HER. NO ROOM FOR GIRLS. Fortunately, Shu-li is found and taken to an orphanage. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, a husband and wife in North America hope to adopt a baby from China.

About this title

Review:

"[The] handling of the harsh reality of the abandonment of baby girls in China is both accurate and sensitive." --"School Library Journal"

About the Author:

Marion Coste is the author of four nonfiction picture books about native Hawaiian species: "Nene "(Hawaiian goose), "Honu" (Hawaiian green sea turtle), "Kolea" (Pacific golden plover), and "The Hawaiian Bat." She lives in Aiea, Hawaii.Yong Chenis the illustrator of"Miz Fannie Mae'sFine New Easter Hat"by Melissa Milich, "Starfish Summer"by Ona Gritz-Gilbert, and"Swimming with Sharks"by Twig C. George. Born in China, he lives in Nashua, New Hampshire."

About this edition

• Publisher: Boyds Mills Pr
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1590781929
• ISBN 13: 9781590781920
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Chen Yong