
Xing Xing has a stepsister who has bound feet and cant walk, so she is. The woman that takes care of her (if you want to call it that) is her fathers new wife. Selecciona el departamento donde deseas realizar tu búsqueda. Her mother died when she was very young and her father then remarried. Napoli, Donna Jo, Swiatkowska, Gabi: Libros. How will these two girls have any fun at all? As it turns out, it’s not that hard when both girls are looking for a friend! What starts with a simple “hello” and “konnichiwa” becomes a day filled with fun in the snow.Įach girl’s love of play, snow, and making a new friend transcends the need to speak the same language, and by using simple words in their own languages, along with a bit of charades, the girls find they have all they need to build a snow creature.Īn important book to show children that speaking the same language isn’t a prerequisite to making a new friend. Xing Xing is a young woman who is treated like the classic lower class stepchild in Donna Jo Napolis BOUND. Little Parisa-Farsi, left alone after an earthquake demolishes her home of Bam, Iran, inspires the animals. The only problem is the Japanese girl doesn’t speak English and the American girl doesn’t speak Japanese. When a young Japanese girl moves into her new house, she is happy to see a girl her age playing in the snow just outside her window. The Earth Shook by Donna Jo Napol (retold by Bob) Stories Make You Smart 2.14K subscribers Subscribe 2 Share 72 views 2 years ago CAMBRIDGE The Earth Shook by Donna Jo Napol (retold.


"A clever and innovative bilingual English/Japanese picture book about a Japanese girl and an American girl who prove you don’t need to speak the same language to understand each other.
