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Title details for Sam and the Lucky Money by Karen Chinn - Available

Sam and the Lucky Money

by Karen Chinn
Cornelius Van Wright
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During Chinese New Year, a young boy encounters a homeless person and discovers that no gift is too small when it comes from the heart.

Sam can hardly wait to go shopping with his mom. It's Chinese New Year's day and his grandparents have given him the traditional gift of lucky money-red envelopes called leisees (lay-sees). This year Sam is finally old enough to spend it any way he chooses. Best of all, he gets to spend his lucky money in his favorite place - Chinatown!But when Sam realizes that his grandparents' gift is not enough to get the things he wants, his excitement turns to disappointment. Even though his mother reminds him that he should appreciate the gift, Sam is not convinced - until a surprise encounter with a stranger.

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  • Release date

    September 1, 1999

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781339055251
      • File size: 5038 KB
      • Duration: 00:10:29

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • ATOS Level: 3.6
    • Lexile® Measure: 660
    • Interest Level: K-3(LG)
    • Text Difficulty: 3

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Holidays fill a human need for celebration, for remembrance, and for tradition. A part of that tradition is captured in the stories we hear, over and over, as we celebrate the days that give shape to our year.The hum of crowds, the beating of drums, the clang of cymbals, and the bang of gongs accompany Ming-Na Wen's reading of SAM'S LUCKY MONEY, a story of Chinese New Year. Firecrackers explode in the street as the lion weaves its way through the crowd and Sam pursues something on which to spend his lucky money. Wen's enthusiastic reading, impeccably paced, is accompanied by haunting music that varies with the mood of the story until Sam decides, finally, that generosity is the best luck of all. T.B. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      July 31, 1997
      A Chinese American boy gives his New Years' gift money to a homeless man. Subtle, sunny watercolors accurately render the boy's emotions and the Chinatown setting. Ages 3-9.

Formats

  • OverDrive Listen audiobook

subjects

Languages

  • English

Levels

  • ATOS Level:3.6
  • Lexile® Measure:660
  • Interest Level:K-3(LG)
  • Text Difficulty:3

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