GRANDFATHER COUNTS BY ANDREA CHENG

Grandfather Counts by Andrea Cheng



Grandfather Counts by Andrea Cheng

Title: Grandfather Counts

Author: Andrea Cheng

Illustrator: Ange Zheng

Publisher Copyright: Lee & Low Books, Inc

Date: 2003

Suggested Grade Level/s: 4 - 8 yrs

Summary

Gong Gong (Grandfather) is approaching from China to reside with Helen s family. Helen is stimulated, but anxious. How will she and her siblings, who only understand English, broadcast with Gong Gong, who talks only Chinese? At first Gong Gong holds to himself, reading the Chinese bulletins he conveyed with him. Then one day, as Helen is seated out-of-doors observing for the train that sprints behind her ...