Mami King : how Ma Mon Luk found love, riches, and the perfect bowl of soup / written by Jacqueline Chio-Lauri ; illustrated by Kristin Sorra.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2024]Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781728492353
- 1728492351
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's Biography | New | LUK, M. C539 | Available | 33111011351331 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
ve 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. ve 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. ve 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.Includes bibliographical references.
"The true story of an intrepid young man, Ma Mon Luk, who leaves China for the Philippines, desperate to earn a living-and the approval of the parents of the woman he loves"-- Provided by publisher.
Ages 7-11 Millbrook Press.
Grades 2-3 Millbrook Press.