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The Runaway wok : : a Chinese New Year Tale

Compestine, Ying Chang. Book - 2011 None on shelf No requests on this item Community Rating: 4.6 out of 5

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On Chinese New Year's Eve, a poor man who works for the richest businessman in Beijing sends his son to market to trade their last few eggs for a bag of rice, but instead he brings home an empty--but magic--wok that changes their fortunes forever. Includes information about Chinese New Year and a recipe for fried rice.

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The Runaway Wok submitted by SBNB on August 21, 2017, 9:44pm This was a great little story with a delicious looking recipe at the end.

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PUBLISHED
New York, N.Y. : Dutton Children's Books, c2011.
Year Published: 2011
Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 x 29 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

READING LEVEL
Lexile: 750

ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
9780525420682
0525420681

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Serra, SebastiĆ , 1966-

SUBJECTS
Kitchen utensils -- Fiction.
Magic -- Fiction.
Chinese New Year -- Fiction.
China -- Fiction.