The Dragon's Child: A Story of Angel Island
by Laurence Yep and Kathleen S. Yep
Noted author Laurence Yep has often drawn on the Chinese American immigration experience... read more
9 Total Resources 1 Awards View Text Complexity Discover Like Books
- Grade
- 4-8
- Genre
- Historical Fiction
- Realistic Fiction
- Cultural Experience
- Immigrant / Refugee
- Asian
- Disability
Year Published 2008
Word Count 24,866
- Text Complexity
- Lexile Level: 640L
- ATOS Reading Level: 4.4
- AR Quiz Numbers
- 121308
- Curricular Area
- English Language Arts
- Subject Headings
- China--History--1912-1928--Fiction
- 20th century
- Fathers and sons--Fiction
- China
- Fathers and sons
- California
- Juvenile Fiction | People & Places | United States - Asian American
- 1912-1928
- Stuttering--Fiction
- Angel Island (Calif.)
- History
- Emigration and immigration
- Chinese Americans--Fiction
- Juvenile Fiction | Family | General (see also headings under Social Themes)
- Stuttering
- Juvenile Fiction | Social Themes | Emigration & Immigration
- Emigration and immigration--Fiction
- 1850-1950
- Angel Island (Calif.)--History--20th century--Fiction
- California--History--1850-1950--Fiction
- Chinese Americans
- Lists With This Book
- Immigrant Stories: Angel Island
Our Original Resources 4
Audio Name Pronunciation with Laurence Yep
Created by TeachingBooks
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Submit Qualitative Text Complexity Rubric
Created by TeachingBooks
About the Authors 3
Author Interviews 2
Short clip about daydreaming with Laurence Yep
Created by Good Conversations
2005 Children’s Literature Legacy Award Acceptance Speech given by Laurence Yep
Created by Association for Library Service to Children - ALSC
Book Guides, Activities & Lessons 3
Story Map Multi-Leveled Lesson
Created by TeachingBooks
Cultural Representation Reflection
Created by TeachingBooks
Reading Group Guide from HarperCollins
Created by HarperCollins
Awards & Distinctions 1
CCBC Choices
Selection, 2009
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