“Where Waters Meet” by ZHANG Ling //《归海》张翎 (著)- When 83-year-old Rain dies, her daughter Phoenix finds mementoes that can only be explained through visiting relatives in China. Her exploration of her mother’s life is also one of self-discovery. Novel. [ISBN 9787521223934] “Th...
best books for 8-9-year-old girls Many eight-year-olds are quite capable readers. That's to say, the process of reading has become automatised (yes, it is a word!) for them to the point where it doesn't require too much effort. This is great because it means they can concentrate...
But Take Note:Use your judgment on age appropriateness for your individual child, as some have found the concepts too advanced for their 7- or 8-year-old kids. This book, byIt’s Not the Storkauthor Robie H. Harris and illustrator Michael Emberley, is geared to elementary school kids age...
Click to order Amazon US, UK & CanadaFetish Coloring Book Hilarious reviews on this one!“This was the wrong gift for my mom. IT was also the wrong gift for my 8-year-old cousin. It was absolutely the right gift for the guy with night vision goggles across the street. He no longer...
Mary’s and McTyeire 中西女中 (an American Methodist school for girls, founded 1892) in Shanghai to organize individual interviews. I also got in touch with missionary school alumnae in Ningbo, Hangzhou and Suzhou via local churches. In total I conducted 75 interviewees over a year and a ...
If you’ve been looking for a truly unique new vampire novel thenWoman Eatingis definitely the right choice for you. The story is about Lydia, a 23 years old art graduate who lives alone for the first time in London, England. Lydia is a mixed-race vampire who wants to find a way to...
Old God’s Time by Sebastian Barry (Faber/Viking)A retired policeman, settling into a quiet chapter of life on the Irish coast, is forced to reconsider his past in Barry’s new novel. APRIL A House for Alice by Diana Evans (Chatto & Windus)A family drama sparked by a matriarch’s de...
at classical literature, but is especially well known for his re-telling of classic books in a style so that younger readers may follow the story. The Iliad for Boys and Girls is a retelling of Homer’s Iliad, centered around the events of the siege of Troy during the final year. ...
eight-year-old twins, Chloe and Charlie.That “something drastic”; the situation that would completely change the characteristic of this family arrives in the form of Lynne, the district nurse who cared for Anna, the wife and mother of the family, who died when the twins were six. Lynne ...
Teaching a non-native 5 year old how to read Chinese is a new challenge for me. There is no external input from her school or family members, so it is all down to me. For reading specifically, I started with 四五快读 [Quick, Read!], which is a series of 8 textbooks which introdu...