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A Is for the Americas by Cynthia Chin-Lee

A is for the Americas covers somethings that are popular throughout Latin America. It goes through the alphabet starting from A all the way to Z. Each letter representing something different that is popular in Latin American culture. This is a book i would for sure recommend for kids who are trying to learn about other cultures or even more about their own culture. It would even help a younger audience with their ABCs. It was a great read for myself bc in some of the book i grew up drinking, eating, playing some of the things that they listed in the story.… (more)

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D.Patzan | 2 other reviews | Sep 25, 2019 |

Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee

I really enjoyed reading this book. I would use this book to teach a unit on historic women in a 4th-5th history grade classroom. It is an easy read and gives information on 26 different women who made history. Students can use this as a source to write biographies over historic women or use it for an independent reading assignment.

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efairman4 | 19 other reviews | Mar 17, 2019 |

Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World by Cynthia Chin-Lee

I really enjoyed reading this book. It was very interesting and joyous to read about the impact a plethora of women have had on the world. Within this book, there were many people I knew about and many I had no clue about. So, because of that I gained a lot of knowledge by reading this alphabet book. I was pleased to see the author find a woman for each letter in the alphabet. Also, I really liked that there were quotes from each woman in the book.

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JazHall123 | 19 other reviews | Jan 24, 2019 |

Almond Cookies & Dragon Well Tea by Cynthia Chin-Lee

The illustrations were amazing. I loved all of the bright colors the illustrator used. It captured the friendship and the excitement that both Nancy and Erica felt. This book presents the topic that people from different cultures can be friends. It also touches on the fact that it is important to be willing to learn about other people's cultures because you never know what you are missing out on. You might find something new that you enjoy.

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cnemetz | 3 other reviews | Oct 2, 2018 |

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