The American Wei
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| Rating | : | 4.46 (937 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0807503126 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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"thank you i really enjoyed the story and so will my students" according to Judy sangder. thank you i really enjoyed the story and so will my students.. Becoming an american citizen & loosing a tooth - a double lucky day for Wei KSL Wei Fong was born in China but he and his family moved to America are now becoming American citizens! If that wasn't exciting enough Wei also has a loose tooth and hopes that he will also loose his 1st tooth because it will be double lucky day to become a new citizen and the tooth fairy will come that night! On the way into to the court house Mama and Papa look for Wei who is not there. Where is he? They find Wei lying on the ground Wei tooth had come out and he was
When Wei Fong loses his first tooth while going to his family's naturalization ceremony many soon-to-be Americans join in the search.
Loosely realistic illustrations paint an appealing picture of a Chinese family and their multiethnic friends. Chang, North Adams State College, MACopyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. An international cast of willing helpers, all on their way to the ceremony, rush to his aid. . To his great distress, Wei loses his tooth in the middle of the street in front of the courthouse. Focusing on a problem that will engage children, the book accentuates the positive, resolutely ignoring any hint of ethnic conflict or the poignancy of forswearing one's birth country. Both art and text present a cheerfully idealized picture of an event that is important in the lives of America's many young immigrants.AMargaret A. After frantic searching, accompanied by polyglot exclamations (transl