{"product_id":"dragonwings-paperback","title":"Dragonwings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurence Yep\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor over fifty years, Lawrence Yep has taken generations of readers on the adventure of a lifetime in his Newbery Honor\u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003ewinning classic middle grade novel, \u003cem\u003eDragonwings\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMoon Shadow only knows two things about his father, Windrider: he lives in San Francisco and used to craft beautiful kites.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOne day shortly after his eighth birthday, Cousin Hand Clap arrives with a letter from Windrider asking Moon Shadow to join him in San Francisco. When Moon Rider arrives in America he learns that his father makes a living doing laundry and dreams of building a flying machine just like the Wright brothers. But making this fantastical dream a reality proves to be no easy task, as intolerance, poverty, and even an earthquake stand in their way.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by the story of a Chinese immigrant who created a flying machine in 1909, the Newbery Honor\u003c\/strong\u003e-\u003cstrong\u003ewinning \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDragonwings\u003c\/em\u003e touches on the struggles and dreams of Chinese immigrants navigating opportunity and prejudice in San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fiftieth anniversary edition includes Laurence Yep's new preface about the creation of the novel and a biography of the real aviator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd don't miss these other titles from Laurence Yep: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- \u003cem\u003eChild of the Owl\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDragon's Gate\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dragon's Child \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tiger's Apprentice\u003c\/em\u003e (now a movie on Paramount+)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill Windrider\u003cbr\u003e take to the skies?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoon shadow is eight years old when he sails from China to join his father, Windrider, in America. Windrider lives in San Francisco and makes his living doing laundry. Father and son have never met.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Moon Shadow grows to love and respect his father and to believe in his wonderful dream. And Windrider, with Moon Shadow's help is willing to endure the mockery of the other Chinese, the poverty, the separation from his wife and country'even the great earthquake'to make his dream come true.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 317\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 7.56 x 5.13 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 1977\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Dragonwings\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Middle Grades, 6 and up\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44064556384390,"sku":"9780064400855","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0664\/3446\/5926\/files\/XldSVkPKVR9780064400855.webp?v=1781330517","url":"https:\/\/profixdiy.com\/products\/dragonwings-paperback","provider":"ProFix Home Repair","version":"1.0","type":"link"}