The Story of Noodles
Amazing Chinese Inventions
Author: Ying Chang Compestine and Yongsheng Xuan Series: Amazing Chinese Inventions
$1000 marketing and publicity budgetIndie Bound Advance Access & White BoxpostcardsFeatures in regional and urban mediaFeatures in Asian American mediaReviews in parenting, school, and teacher mediaPublished to coincide with Chinese New YearPromotion on the publisher's website Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking engagements
The fun series continues - the clever Kang brothers make noodles!
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$1000 marketing and publicity budgetIndie Bound Advance Access & White BoxpostcardsFeatures in regional and urban mediaFeatures in Asian American mediaReviews in parenting, school, and teacher mediaPublished to coincide with Chinese New YearPromotion on the publisher's website Publicity and promotion in conjunction with the author's speaking engagements
The fun series continues - the clever Kang brothers make noodles!
Description
"Compestine's almost tongue-in-cheek tale is a nearly unbeatable combination of slapstick humor, fast pace, and food."-Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
The village always expects Mama's famous dumplings to win the annual cooking contest. However, this year the Kang brothers play with the dough, and soon, long strips fly everywhere.
With no time left, the family can bring only the strings of boiled flour. Will the new dish wow the judges or will the three boys find themselves in hot water?
This series, recounting how the creative Kang brothers discovered four of China's famed inventions, is redesigned to feature new bilingual simplified Chinese translations.
Critic Reviews
“"Xuan's softly colored, cut-paper figures smile and stand in informal positions, reflecting the infectiously humorous tone. What will the young Kangs dream up next?"”
"Xuan’s colourful illustrations with their thick, bold outlines are eye-catching and complement the text in both books by highlighting the specific situations that are currently occurring. In some instances, they contribute to the story’s humour..."- CM magazine
"This story may leave your mouth watering for noodles and your chopsticks at the ready.... The boys’ humorous exploits are brought to life in Xuan’s illustrations, created with vivid colors surrounded by the striking black lines of traditional paper cuts.... An appetizingly funny story..."
"Back from The Story of Chopsticks, the Kang brothers are in for another culinary misadventure."Publishers Weekly“This tale of the origin of noodles in China will be a welcome addition to multicultural units.”
About the Author
Ying Compestine: Ying's dozens of children's books have won many awards, including spots on the "best lists" from the ALA, Bank Street, Book Sense, and New York Times. She visits schools and teaches workshops internationally. She has written for magazines such as Cooking Light, Self, Men's Health, and Martha Stewart's Whole Living. Her website is
YongSheng Xuan illustrated the four volume "Story of" series. Educated at the renowned Central Arts and Crafts University in Beijing, China, he lives in Vancouver, Canada. His art has exhibited worldwide and appeared in Cricket magazine. His website is
"Compestine's almost tongue-in-cheek tale is a nearly unbeatable combination of slapstick humor, fast pace, and food."-- Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books The village always expects Mama's famous dumplings to win the annual cooking contest. However, this year the Kang brothers play with the dough, and soon, long strips fly everywhere. With no time left, the family can bring only the strings of boiled flour. Will the new dish wow the judges or will the three boys find themselves in hot water? This series, recounting how the creative Kang brothers discovered four of China's famed inventions, is redesigned to feature new bilingual simplified Chinese translations.
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