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32 pp.
| Harcourt |
May, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-15-202543-X$$16.00
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Illustrated by
Margaret Chodos-Irvine.
"No one wants Chinese food on the Fourth of July," a girl tells her Chinese-American parents, who cook chow mein to sell in their market. As the day wears on with few customers, the girl is disappointed--until a crush of hungry people in the evening proves that chow mein is as American as apple pie. The immigrant experience is handled with good humor; the cheerful mixed-media art portrays cultural details in a matter-of-fact way.