| Coolies Contributor(s): Yin (Author), Soentpiet, Chris (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0142500550 ISBN-13: 9780142500552 Publisher: Puffin Books OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2003 Annotation: Inspired by actual events, this story reveals the harsh truth about life for the Chinese railroad workers in 1865, while celebrating their perseverance and bravery. Full color. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American - Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes - Prejudice & Racism |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 98040403 |
| Lexile Measure: 870 |
| Physical Information: 0.22" H x 12.04" W x 9.74" (0.49 lbs) 40 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 43511 Reading Level: 4.8 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Shek marvels at the new world as he and his brother, Little Wong, arrive in California. Along with hundreds of other workers, the brothers are going to build a great railroad across the West. They plan to save enough money so that their mother and little brothers can join them in America. But as days grow into months, they endure many hardships-exhausting work, discrimination, and treacherous avalanches. Inspired by actual events, this story reveals the harsh truth about life for the Chinese railroad workers in 1865, while celebrating their perseverance and bravery. |