| Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen Contributor(s): Florence, Debbi Michiko (Author), Vukovic, Elizabet (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0374308349 ISBN-13: 9780374308346 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (Byr) OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Friendship - Juvenile Fiction | Humorous Stories |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2016038112 |
| Lexile Measure: 560 |
| Series: Jasmine Toguchi |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.1" W x 7.6" (0.30 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Topical - Friendship - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 189926 Reading Level: 3.6 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: *A fun activity included in every book!* A Junior Library Guild Fall 2017 SelectionAn Amazon's Best Children's Books of 2017 A Beverly Clearly Children's Choice Award Nominee An Evanston Public Library's 101 Great Books for Kids List 2017 A Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books 2017 A 2017 Nerdy Book Club Award Winner A We Are Kid Lit Collective 2019 Summer Reading List Pick The first book in a new chapter book series featuring a spunky Japanese-American heroine! Eight-year-old Jasmine Toguchi is a flamingo fan, tree climber, and top-notch mess-maker! She's also tired of her big sister, Sophie, always getting to do things first. For once, Jasmine wishes SHE could do something before Sophie--something special, something different. The New Year approaches, and as the Toguchi family gathers in Los Angeles to celebrate, Jasmine is jealous that her sister gets to help roll mochi balls by hand with the women. Her mom says that Jasmine is still too young to join in, so she hatches a plan to help the men pound the mochi rice instead. Surely her sister has never done THAT before. But pounding mochi is traditionally reserved for boys. And the mochi hammer is heavier than it looks. Can Jasmine build her case and her mochi-making muscles in time for New Year's Day? |
Contributor Bio(s): Vukovic, Elizabet: - Elizabet Vukovic received her MFA from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, California. She specializes in children's book illustration, but enjoys experimenting with character design, concept art, fashion illustration, and decorative art. She currently resides in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She illustrates the Jasmine Toguchi series, including Jasmine Toguchi, Mochi Queen and Jasmine Toguchi, Super Sleuth.Florence, Debbi Michiko: - Debbi Michiko Florence is the author of the nonfiction books for children in the Kaleidoscope Kids Series, China and Japan. She is a third generation Japanese American, and many of her ideas for the Jasmine Toguchi series come from family experiences. Debbi lives in Connecticut with her husband and their two ducks, Darcy and Lizzie. Jasmine Toguchi is her fiction debut. |