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Cheng,
Andrea
GRANDFATHER
COUNTS
New York : Lee
& Low Books, 2000.
IL K-3 RL
3.4
ISBN
1584300108
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Helen
wans't sure what to expect when her grandfather
arried to live with them. Gong Gong is from
China and speaks no English at all. Helns and
her siblings had tried to learn Chinese but they
found it too hard and gave up. They had no
luck drawing the characters either. The first
few days with Gong Gong are difficult. He is
sad that the children had not learned to speak
Chinese. He spends his days alone reading his
Chinese newspapers. One day, as Helen is out
back watching a train go by, she notices Gong Gong
watching out of his window. Later, Gong Gong
joins Helen out back as the trains go by. A
marvelous thing begins to happen. Can you
guess what it is? Find out if you are right
in GRANDFATHER COUNTS by Andrea Cheng.
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SUBJECTS:
Grandfathers -- Fiction
Racially mixed people -- Fiction
Language and languages -- Fiction
Communication -- Fiction
Chinese Americans -- Fiction
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