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LeVar explores the fun of collecting and trading treasures--and how it's based on the ever-changing nature of value. All the while, he is classifying, estimating, bartering, trading, collecting and figuring out trade--and monetary--values.
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Mama BearWhen Mei-Mei fails in her attempt to earn money through a cookie sale for the expensive toy bear she wants for Christmas, her mother helps her see a special gift she has had all along. Portraying a young Chinese-American girl in the Chinatown of Boston, Mei-Mei's experience combines the American dream to work toward a goal and the Chinese encouragement to transcend the "need" for material possessions.
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The Pirate Cook BookContains eight recipes children can cook, with only minimal adult help. Includes kitchen safety rules, names and photographs of the needed utensils, and descriptions of cooking techniques.
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Mama Provi and the Pot of RiceMama Provi lives on the first floor of an apartment building, and her granddaughter, Lucy, lives with her family in an apartment on the eighth floor. When Lucy becomes sick with the chicken pox, Mama Provi knows that chicken and rice will cheer her granddaughter up. But as Mama Provi ascends the seven flights of stairs to Lucy's apartment, all the neighbors help her transform a simple dish of chicken and rice into a multicultural feast.
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