By: Linda Sue Park
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What's better than just eating a favorite dish? Anticipating it while preparing it, of course! Rhythmic, rhyming language and playful illustrations capture the joy of making this special Korean dish — and the joy of sharing it.

Young boy looking at the fire
By: Linda Sue Park
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When Sang-Hee's father cannot send the signal that no enemies are in sight, Sang-Hee must get the coals to light the fire on the mountaintop.

By: Linda Sue Park

It takes great skill to be a kite fighter as Kee-sup and Young-sup know well. The brothers have different talents; the older boy makes kites easily while Young-sup flies them with a sure hand.

Seesaw Girl
By: Linda Sue Park

Jade longs to see the world beyond the walls of her family's household. But Jade lives in 17th century Korea, where girls and women are restricted.

Tap Dancing on the Roof: Sijo
By: Linda Sue Park
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Like haiku, sijo — a little known, brief poetic form from Korea — looks at everyday activities from breakfast to the weather. Sophisticated illustrations complement the seemingly simple language to delight readers and listeners.

Children making sounds as they eat
By: Linda Sue Park Julia Durango
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No matter where they're from, people the world over share many emotions — though the way those feelings are expressed sounds a bit different in different places.

By: Frank Viva
A bicyclist rides begins his outing near the sea and rides through cities, towns, and the country with the water always in view.
By: Philip Stead
When his parents trade Jonathan's much-loved teddy bear for a toaster, he sets out on a Big Blue Boat to find Frederick the bear. Jonathan is joined by animals he befriends along the way and finally a little girl who holds a bear instead of a toaster.
By: Jim Arnosky
Author/illustrator and self-taught naturalist Jim Arnosky introduces mysteries that surround unknown animals: "cryptozoology." Dramatic illustrations combine with an informative, engaging text to present a range of land and water creatures, starting with

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