Ed Young
3) White Fang
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.4 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
Up in the frozen north, life is harsh and dangerous. But this is where White Fang, the wolf-dog, feels at home--in the wild. When White Fang lives among man-animals, he must learn to fend for himself. And when he finds himself with a man who is kind to him, he must learn to love.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Co
Pub. Date
2011.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"In Ed Young's childhood home in Shanghai, all was not as it seemed: a rocking chair became a horse; a roof became a roller rink; an empty swimming pool became a place for riding scooters and bikes. The house his father built transformed as needed into a place to play hide-and-seek, to eat bamboo shoots, and to be safe. For outside the home's walls, China was at war. Soon the house held not only Ed and his four siblings but also friends, relatives,...
8) Mighty Moby
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
A bedtime story of a whale hunt inspired by the classic tale of the hunt for Moby Dick, here with a new twist. Deep in the dark ocean, Mighty Moby lurks. Up above the ocean waves, a one-legged captain pursues the whale he clashed with long ago.
10) Night visitors
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Retelling of a Chinese folktale in which a young scholar learns respect for all forms of life when he becomes part of an ant colony in a dream.
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Retells the fable, "The Wind and the Sun," in which Wind, Rain, and Sun attempt to remove the cap of a shepherdess. Collage illustrations include symbols based on seal characters of Chinese pictograms.
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2004]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The nine immortal sons of the Dragon King set out to make something of themselves, and each, with help from a watchful father, finds a role that suits his individual strengths.
16) Donkey trouble
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[1995]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
In this retelling of the traditional fable, a kind but simple man and his grandson, on their way to market with their donkey, find it impossible to please everyone they meet.
18) Wabi Sabi
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2008.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Wabi Sabi, a cat living in the city of Kyoto, learns about the Japanese concept of beauty through simplicity as she asks various animals she meets about the meaning of her name.