Like the hues in a stained glass window, [the illustrations] look brilliant...this well-designed book will please children in the primary grades."?ALA Booklist This series, recounting how the creative Kang brothers discovered four of China's famed inventions, is redesigned to feature new bilingual simplified Chinese translations. Wanting more to eat, Kai is inspired to use sticks to grab food quickly while it's too hot for Ting and Pan. When his family attends a wedding banquet, Kai brings his chopsticks... to everyone's great surprise! Ying Chang Compestine lives near San Francisco, California. YongSheng Xuan, a graduate of Beijing's Central Academy of Fine Arts, lives in Vancouver, Canada.

 

 

This book is part of a book series called Amazing Chinese Inventions .

This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 3-8 years.

There are 40 pages in this book. This book was published in 2016 by Immedium .

Ying Compestine: Ying's dozens of children's books have won many awards, including spots on the "best lists" from the ALA, Bank Street, Book Sense, and New York Times. She visits schools and teaches workshops internationally. She has written for magazines such as Cooking Light, Self, Men's Health, and Martha Stewart's Whole Living. Her website is www. yingc. com. YongSheng Xuan illustrated the four volume "Story of" series. Educated at the renowned Central Arts and Crafts University in Beijing, China, he lives in Vancouver, Canada. His art has exhibited worldwide and appeared in Cricket magazine. His website is www. ysxuan. com. Ying Chang Compestine was born and raised in China. She is a national authority on Chinese cuisine and culture and the author of three cookbooks for adults and eight picture books for children. She lives in California with her family. This is her first novel.