{"product_id":"crouching-tiger-9781536205602","title":"Crouching Tiger","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Chinese-American boy gains a new understanding of his Chinese grandfather in this celebratory story of family, martial arts, and the Chinese New Year.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eVinson is very excited when his grandfather comes from China for a visit. When Grandpa practices tai chi in the garden, Vinson asks to learn, hoping it will be like kung fu, full of kicks and punches. But tai chi's meditative postures are slow and still, and Vinson quickly gets bored. He can't understand why Grandpa insists on calling him by his Chinese name, Ming Da, or why he has to wear a traditional Chinese jacket to the Chinese New Year parade. As the parade assembles, however, he notices the great respect given to his grandfather and the lion dancers under his training. And when Vinson is offered a role in the parade, he realizes that being part Chinese can be pretty cool--and is ready to start learning from his grandpa's martial-arts mastery in earnest.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eYing Chang Compestine\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the acclaimed middle-grade novel \u003ci\u003eRevolution Is Not a Dinner Party\u003c\/i\u003e as well as several picture books and a collection of short stories, \u003ci\u003eA Banquet for Hungry Ghosts. \u003c\/i\u003eYing Chang Compestine lives in California. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYan Nascimbene\u003c\/b\u003e, an award-winning illustrator of many books for children, has illustrated more than three hundred book covers for publishers all over the world. His editorial illustrations have appeared in \u003ci\u003eTime, The Wall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003eand many other publications\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e Yan Nascimbene lives in the south of France and in California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Candlewick Press (MA)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544665690386,"sku":"9781536205602","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_651b8cb8-2fc7-4bba-9fe5-78b66ee390e2.jpg?v=1731533571","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/crouching-tiger-9781536205602","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}