Sweet New Year for Ren
Sweet New Year for Ren
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Sweet New Year for Ren

Written by Michelle Sterling & illustrated by Dung Ho
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$18.99
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4 - 8
Reading age
32
Page count
AD700L
Lexile measure
Nov 15, 2022
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Celebrate the Lunar New Year through a young girl’s family traditions in this charming picture book featuring illustrations by New York Times bestselling artist Dung Ho that also includes a recipe for pineapple cakes! Little Ren looks forward to the preparation for and festivities of Lunar New Year, but she is always too little to help make the delicious pineapple cakes that are her favorite. She watches family members rolling out the dough and loves the mouth-watering smell. Watching and waiting, when will Ren be old enough?

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Topics

holidaysfamilybakingChinese New Yearcooking and foodmultigenerationalChinese culture

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9781534496606
    Publication Date
    November 15, 2022
    Publisher
    Simon and Schuster-Paula Wiseman Books
    Page Count
    32
    Reading Age
    4 - 8 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2021047310
    Lexile® Level
    AD700L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~Q
    ATOS® Book Level
    3.3
    Accelerated Reader® Points
    0.5
    Accelerated Reader Quiz
    520367
    Accelerated Reader Interest Level
    LG

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