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Discover the excitement of painting with a Chinese brush under the expert guidance of a well-known professional artist and teacher. This easy-to-follow guide includes everything you need to know to get started on this absorbing pastime: advice on equipment and materials; hints, tips and techniques; simple exercises; and step-by-step demonstrations--Cover.
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"Channeling her frustrations into email drafts--ones that she'd never send--seemingly perfect Sadie Wen finds her carefully crafted, conflict-free life turned upside down when the email is sent out accidentally, and the only person growing to appreciate the 'real' Sadie is the only boy she's sworn to hate"--
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"Mina was feeling sorry for herself. She always seemed to notice the good things that others had, but she didn't. One day, her family decided to make a gratitude jar, and things began to change. Soon the family discovers the power of gratitude and appreciation for life's simple things"--
14) Two New Years
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A multicultural family celebrates the traditions of two New Years--the Jewish Rosh Hashanah in the autumn, and the Asian Lunar New Year several months later.
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"Up in the heaven, a little immortal named Nian sees the people of earth suffering each year when a monster comes. Every year the villagers run away and hide in the mountains and forests for safety. Kindhearted Nian decides to help. But when he comes to earth to protect the villagers, no one believes that this little child will be able to stop the mighty monster."--
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"Once upon a time, there is a fisherman who lives alone with his son Qiqi. One day, strange things suddenly happen in the village where they live. The children in the village keep disappearing mysteriously. As a result, the children stay at home every day and never dare to go out and play. The fisherman must go out to work every day to make a living when Qiqi is left alone at home. He feels very lonely, so he makes many dolls from mud to keep him...
19) Gold mountain
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Fifteen-year-old Chinese Tam Ling Fan poses as her deceased brother Jing to take a job as a laborer on the transcontinental railroad in 1867 America. She hopes to secure enough money to free her jailed father who was falsely accused of treason. However, Tam underestimates how hard and dangerous the work is, and uses everything in her power to keep her secret and survive the racism around her.
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"A long time ago, in a small river of a remote valley, there lives a happy little carp. He has many good friends and plays games with them every day. One day, his friend tadpole disappears. It turns out that the little tadpole has grown up into a little frog and left for the outside world. The little carp becomes very curious. What does the outside world look like? His friends tell him that the outside world is very dangerous, but the little dragonfly...
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