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RAGGEDY CHAN written by Camille Picott illustrated by Joey Manfre ISBN: 978-1-60702-550-4 Length: 56 pages Interior: 40 full-color illustrations Description: Juvenile Fantasy Novel Reading Level: Ages 8 - 14, or Grades 3 - 8 Free Curricula from Pixiu Press: Grades 3 - 8 Summary: Auntie Gracie, a Chinese immigrant, shares the trials of cultural assimilation with readers. She tells the fairy tale of Raggedy Chan, a Chinese princess whose home is threatened when Drought Fury steals the bringer of rain, Winged Dragon. Raggedy Chan sets forth alone to rescue the dragon and save her stricken homeland. Her quest leads her to America, where she must adapt to the strange, new ways of the land in order to overcome the power of Drought Fury. Click here to preview Chapter 1. Buy Now $15.00 |
REVIEWS Winner Best Juvenile Fantasy 2010 - Bay Area Independent Publishers Association "...a delightful story! And the illustrations are super!" - Amy Wachspress, award-winning author of The Call to Shakabaz "Charming." - Michele Ana Jordan, The Press Democrat “Fifth generation Chinese-American author Camille Picott has written an incredibly charming Coming-to-America story in the style of a Chinese fable. The illustrations by Joey Manfre are beautiful, particularly those of the dragons, and add an extra dimension to the story.” - Lyda Morehouse, Science Fiction and Other ODDysseys |