Book
Yoko learns to read / Rosemary Wells. --
Despite the doubts of some classmates and her native-born Japanese mother's inability to read English, Yoko finds the key to reading and catches up with the other students in putting new leaves on the classroom's book tree.
Record details
- ISBN: 1423138236
- ISBN: 9781423138235
- Physical Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill.
- Edition: 1st ed. --
- Publisher: New York : Disney/Hyperion Books, c2012.
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | "Ages 3-6"--P. [2] of cover. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 17.50 |
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| Subject: | Cats > Juvenile fiction. Japanese Americans > Juvenile fiction. Mothers and daughters > Juvenile fiction. Books and reading > Juvenile fiction. Libraries > Juvenile fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeshore Branch | FAV JP Wells | 31681002727691 | PICTURE | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Fearing she will fall behind her classmates when she realizes that her only books are in Japanese and that her mother cannot read English, little Yoko borrows books from the library and teaches herself how to read by applying what she has learned in school, and in the end, her mother asks Yoko to showher how to read. By the award-winning author of Emily's First 100 Days of School . 35,000 first printing. - Baker & Taylor
Despite the doubts of some classmates and her native-born Japanese mother's inability to read English, Yoko finds the key to reading and catches up with the other students in putting new leaves on the classroom's book tree. - Grand Central Pub
Yoko is eager to learn how to read, and Mama wants to help her. But they only have three picture books at home, all in Japanese. Yoko is worried that she'll be left behind when she sees the other kids in school earning leaf after leaf on the classroom book tree. Yoko and her Mama begin taking books out of the library. Mama can't read the English words, but by looking at the pictures, sounding out letters, and recognizing words from the wall at school, Yoko gradually teaches herself. In a poignant ending, Mama asks Yoko to show her how to read. - HARPERCOLL
Yoko is eager to learn how to read, and Mama wants to help her. But they only have three picture books at home, all in Japanese. Yoko is worried that she'll be left behind when she sees the other kids in school earning leaf after leaf on the classroom book tree. Yoko and her Mama begin taking books out of the library. Mama can't read the English words, but by looking at the pictures, sounding out letters, and recognizing words from the wall at school, Yoko gradually teaches herself. In a poignant ending, Mama asks Yoko to show her how to read.
