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PublisherLerner Publishing Group

ISBN-101728492351

ISBN-139781728492353

eBay Product ID (ePID)15061247436

Product Key Features

Book TitleMami King : How Ma Mon Luk Found Love, Riches, and the Perfect Bowl of Soup

Number of Pages32 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicCooking & Food, People & Places / Asia, General, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage

Publication Year2024

IllustratorSorra, Kristin, Yes

GenreHouse & Home, Juvenile Nonfiction

AuthorJacqueline Chio-Lauri

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight15.2 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2023-021734

Reviews"A resourceful young man employs his cooking skills to make his fortune and assist others in this lively biography of entrepreneur Ma Mon Luk."--Publishers Weekly, "Sorra's digitally rendered illustrations have a cinematic feel, full of details and expression. . . This is an excellent addition to picture book biography collections. Reviewer Rating: 4"--Children's Literature, "A captivating story of love, determination, and the power of following one's passion . . . this book exemplifies the human spirit and is perfect for readers from first grade up."--School Library Journal

Grade FromSecond Grade

Grade ToFifth Grade

SynopsisRejected by the parents of the girl he loves for being poor, Ma Mon Luk strikes out from China and boards a steamship headed for the Philippines in 1918. He vows to make a fortune and return for his beloved. Ma creates a chicken noddle soup he calls mami--"ma" for his name and "mi" for noodles--and peddles it as a street vendor. He eventually earns enough to open his own restaurant and wins the approval of the parents of his true love. Joyful illustrations from award-winning illustrator Kristin Sorra and heartwarming text from debut picture book author Jacqueline Chio-Lauri blend together to create a delicious story about creativity, perseverance, and the perfect bowl of soup. Satisfy your hunger with this Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! "A savory success story."-- Booklist "An absolutely wonderful and inspiring story, beautifully illustrated. So much depth, so many layers! But at its core, this is fundamentally a story about the enduring power of love and how that helped Ma Mon Luk to achieve the impossible...A valuable addition to any bookshelf."--Emma Pearl, author of Mending the Moon and Saving the Sun., Rejected by the parents of the girl he loves for being poor, Ma Mon Luk strikes out from China and boards a steamship headed for the Philippines in 1918. He vows to make a fortune and return for his beloved. Ma creates a chicken noddle soup he calls mami--"ma" for his name and "mi" for noodles--and peddles it as a street vendor. He eventually earns enough to open his own restaurant and wins the approval of the parents of his true love. Joyful illustrations from award-winning illustrator Kristin Sorra and heartwarming text from debut picture book author Jacqueline Chio-Lauri blend together to create a delicious story about creativity, perseverance, and the perfect bowl of soup. Satisfy your hunger with this Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection! "A savory success story."--Booklist "An absolutely wonderful and inspiring story, beautifully illustrated. So much depth, so many layers! But at its core, this is fundamentally a story about the enduring power of love and how that helped Ma Mon Luk to achieve the impossible...A valuable addition to any bookshelf."--Emma Pearl, author of Mending the Moon and Saving the Sun.

LC Classification NumberTX910.5.L84C45 2024