Laurence Yep
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Alphabetically arranged listing of bibliographies
Categorically arranged listing of bibliographies
Internet Sites
Laurence Yep: Teacher Resource File
Learning about Laurence Yep
Laurence Yep: The Online Reading Center
Kaleidoscop e 6: Biographies of Presenters--Laurence Yep
Breaker's Bridge (lesson plan)
The Case of the Lion Dance (book discussion guides)
Dragonwings (lesson plan 1)
Dragonwings (lesson plan 2)
Dragonwings (lesson plan 3)
Dragonwings (lesson plan 4)
Dragonwings (lesson plan 5)
Dragonwings (novel guide)
Child of the Owl (lesson plan)
The Man Who Tricked a Ghost (lesson plan)
NCTE Teaching Ideas: Connecting Dragonwings by Laurence Yep
A Webliography to Accompany Dragonwings by Laurence Yep
Online Discussion Groups/Listservs
Book Discussion Groups for Kids
Mailing Lists Related to Children's Literature
Citations from the ERIC Database
AN: ED444130
AU: Post,-Arden-DeVries
TI: Celebrating Children's Choices: 25 Years of Children's Favorite Books.
CS: International Reading Association, Newark, DE.
PY: 2000
AV: Order Department, International Reading Association, 800 Barksdale Road, P.O. Box 8139, Newark, DE 19714-8139 ($23.95). Web site: http://www.reading.org.
NT: "With Marilyn Scott and Michelle Theberge."
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC11 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED444130
DEM: *Childrens-Literature; *Literature-Appreciation
DER: Annotated-Bibliographies; Class-Activities; Content-Area-Reading; Elementary-Education; Reading-Material-Selection
AB: This book provides the background and development of the Children's Choices project and highlights many of the best known and most popular books that have appeared on the Children's Choices list over the past 25 years. Each book selection features a picture of the book jacket, an annotation from the Choices list, a list of classroom applications, and vignettes from the classrooms where the authors observed the applications in progress. Selected books cross content areas and reading levels, and feature both fiction and nonfiction. The book begins with an introductory chapter and a chapter entitled "Children's Literature in the Curriculum and at Home." The third chapter, "Books Used with Younger Readers," contains sections entitled "Imagine the Impossible with 'Cows Can't Fly'"; "Check and Chart Weird and Real Weather with 'Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'"; "Study a Whale of a Tale with 'Katie K. Whale'"; "Open the Door to Sharing with 'The Doorbell Rang'"; "Explode into Literacy with 'The Magic School Bus Blows Its Top'"; "Serve as a Sleuth with 'Bunnicula'"; and "Establish a Classroom Community with 'Miss Nelson Is Missing.'" The fourth chapter, "Books Used with Middle Readers," contains sections entitled "Write Tall with 'American Tall Tales'"; "Develop Sensitivity to Environmental Needs with 'A River Ran Wild'"; "Appreciate Animals with 'The Humane Societies: A Voice for the Animals'"; "Play with Poetry with 'The Book of Pigericks'"; and "Three Cinderella Stories": "Vasilissa the Beautiful: A Russian Folktale"; "Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China"; and "Cinderella (Fay's Fairy Tales)." The fifth chapter, "Books Used with Older Readers," contains sections entitled "Think through Relationships with 'Philip Hall Likes Me. I Reckon Maybe'"; "Grow with 'Seedfolks'"; "Study Opposites with 'Tops and Bottoms'"; "Dare To Dream with 'Dragonwings'"; and a subsection entitled "Use Jean Fritz Books To Enhance a Unit on the American Revolution and Colonial America," dealing with the children's books "Can't You Make Them Behave, King George?"; "Will You Sign Here, John Hancock?"; "What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin?"; and "George Washington's Mother." (Contains an afterword "Plant a Seed--Read!" and approximately 100 references.) (RS)
AN: ED434064
AU: Harris,-Laurie-Lanzen, ed.; Abbey,-Cherie-D., ed.
TI: Biography Today: Author Series. Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers. Volume 5, 1999.
PY: 1999
AV: Omnigraphics, Inc., 2500 Penobscot Building, Detroit, MI 48226; Tel: 800-234-1340 (Toll Free).
PR: EDRS Price MF01/PC08 Plus Postage.
DL: http://orders.edrs.com/members/sp.cfm?AN=ED434064
DEM: *Adolescent-Literature; *Authors-; *Popular-Culture; *Supplementary-Reading-Materials
DER: Biographies-; Childrens-Literature; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Language-Arts; Profiles-; Reading-Interests; Recreational-Reading; Social-Studies; Student-Interests
AB: As with the regular issues of "Biography Today," this special subject volume on "Authors" was created to appeal to young readers in a format they can enjoy reading and readily understand. Each volume contains alphabetically-arranged sketches. Each entry in the volume provides at least one picture of the individual profiled, and bold-faced rubrics lead readers to information on birth, youth, early memories, education, hobbies, and honors and awards. Each entry ends with a list of easily accessible sources designed to lead the student to further reading on the individual and a current address. Obituary entries are also included and clearly marked in both the table of contents and at the beginning of the entry. Ten authors are profiled in this volume: (1) Sharon Creech; (2) Michael Crichton; (3) Karen Cushman; (4) Tomie dePaola; (5) Lorraine Hansberry; (6) Karen Hesse; (7) Brian Jacques; (8) Gary Soto; (9) Richard Wright; and (10) Laurence Yep. A series of general, places of birth, and birthday indexes is included. (BT)
AN: ED419263
AU: Swortzell,-Lowell, ed.
TI: Theatre for Young Audiences: Around the World in 21 Plays.
PY: 1997
AV: Applause Books, 211 West 71st Street, New York, NY 10023 ($29.95).
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DE: *Audience-Awareness; *Theater-Arts; *Youth-
DE: Cultural-Activities; Elementary-Secondary-Education; Foreign-Countries; Global-Approach
AB: The 21 plays in this international anthology for young people range through the classic, modern, and contemporary periods. Several of the plays are translations from other languages, and all begin with an explanatory introduction and contain basic stage directions. The anthology contains plays by Moliere, August Strindberg, Gertrude Stein, Langston Hughes, Israel Horovitz, Lawrence Yep, and others, and also includes traditional material, such as "Jack Juggler" (the first play ever written for children to perform), and a British version of "Punch and Judy." An afterword provides some historical background about plays written for children and suggests that today's plays written for young audiences offer an "accurate, compelling reflection of the world in which we live..." The anthology concludes with a list of additional plays recommended for young people. (NKA)
AN: ED412550
AU: Baghban,-Marcia
TI: Working in and between Two Cultures: Moon Shadow's Dilemma in Laurence Yep's "Dragonwings."
PY: 1997
NT: 13 p.; Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the National Council of Teachers of English (87th, Detroit, MI, November 20-25, 1997).
PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DE: Childhood-Needs; Chinese-Americans; Immigration-; Multicultural-Education
DE: *Biculturalism-; *Childrens-Literature; *Cultural-Context; *Immigrants-; *Individual-Development; *Literature-Appreciation
AB: Laurence Yep's "Dragonwings" won the Newbery Award in 1976. It is the story of a young boy named Moon Shadow and his physical and emotional journeys between Chinese and American cultures. Through Moon Shadow's experiences upon entering the United States as an immigrant, the reader empathizes with him on 3 levels: the perception of Americans from a child's point of view; the common experience of confronting new situations; and Americans' common history of immigration. Yep maintains a balance with Moon Shadow's experiences in both cultures. Miss Whitlaw teaches Moon Shadow some English and encourages him to write short paragraphs about dragons; he becomes a proficient enough writer to establish a correspondence with the Wright Brothers for his father, an expert kite maker. Laurence Yep writes that "Dragonwings" is a "historical fantasy" inspired by both his father's journey to America and the newspaper account of a young Chinese flier who flew for 20 minutes in the hills of Oakland, California in 1909. In researching "Dragonwings" Yep was unable to discover much about the human experience of Chinese immigrants to America at the turn of the century. His own experience was with a family that did not speak Chinese- -when he attended a Chinese school, he was placed in the "dummies" class. Beyond Yep's relevance to a Chinese-American audience, his work reflects a common humanity to readers coming of age or not, bicultural or not, attempting to find themselves in the pieces of their particular puzzles. (Contains 19 references.) (NKA)
AN: ED396322
AU: Thomas-Vallens,-Mary
TI: A Literature Unit for "Dragon's Gate" by Laurence Yep.
PY: 1996
AV: Teacher Created Materials, Inc., P.O. Box 1040, Huntington Beach, CA 92647 (TCM814:$6.95 plus $3.50 shipping/handling; orders of $35 or over, 10% shipping/handling).
NT: 52 p.
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DE: Adolescent-Literature; Childrens-Literature; Chinese-Americans; Class-Activities; Cooperative-Learning; Critical-Thinking; Intermediate-Grades; Junior-High-Schools; Middle-Schools; Student-Projects; Units-of-Study
DE: *Cultural-Differences; *Culture-Conflict; *Literature-Appreciation; *Multicultural-Education
AB: Intended as a an aid to classroom teachers, this 52-page handbook presents a literature unit based on the children and young people's book, "Dragon's Gate" by Laurence Yep. It begins with sample lesson plans, pre-reading activities, author information, a book summary, vocabulary lists and suggested vocabulary activities. Next, chapters of "Dragon's Gate" are grouped for study into 5 sections. Each section includes quizzes, hands-on projects, cooperative learning activities, cross-curricular connections, and extensions into the reader's own life. Finally, the handbook offers culminating activities, unit test options, a bibliography of related reading, and an answer key. (SR)
AN: ED404666
AU: Johnson-Feelings,-Dianne
TI: Presenting Laurence Yep. Twayne's United States Authors Series, Young Adult Authors.
PY: 1995
AV: Simon & Schuster Macmillan, Front and Brown Streets, Riverside, NJ 08075($22.95).
NT: 155 p.
PR: Document Not Available from EDRS.
DE: Biographies-; Chinese-Americans; Chinese-Culture; Interviews-; Literary-Genres; Secondary-Education
DE: *Adolescent-Literature; *Authors-; *Fiction-; *Literary-Criticism; *Literature-Appreciation; *Twentieth-Century-Literature
AB: Taking off from the theme that makes Laurence Yep such a popular and beloved young adult author--the outsider seeking identity and connection in a strange, foreign world--this study of Yep's most important works shows how his experiences as a Chinese American in San Francisco fill his stories with firsthand knowledge of what it is like to be an outsider. The study points out that Yep, through his science fiction, fantasy, and historical and contemporary novels, offers young people strategies for growing up and fitting in. Throughout the study, quotations from interviews with Yep and from his own autobiography illuminate his motivation and inspiration, as do his borrowings from Chinese mythology and his own family history. Some of Yep's books discussed in the study are "Dragon of the Lost Sea", "Sweetwater," "The Serpent's Children," "The Mark Twain Murders," "Shadow Lord," "Child of the Owl," "The Ghost Fox," "Rainbow People," "Tongues of Jade," and many more. Appendixes note awards and honors won by Laurence Yep and contain articles written by Yep about his fiction. A selected bibliography is attached. (NKA)
AN: EJ448413
AU: Yep,-Laurence
TI: A Garden of Dragons.
PY: 1992
JN: ALAN-Review; v19 n3 p6-8 Spr 1992
DE: Authors-; Fantasy-
DE: *Folk-Culture; *Legends-; *Mythology-; *Science-Fiction; *Writing-Composition; *Writing-Processes
AB: Discusses how the author blends oriental myth, fantasy, and science to produce unique science fiction. (PRA)
AN: EJ448315
AU: Cai,-Mingshui
TI: A Balanced View of Acculturation: Comments on Lawrence Yep's Three Novels.
PY: 1992
JN: Children's-Literature-in-Education; v23 n2 p107-18 Jun 1992
AV: UMI
DE: Elementary-Secondary-Education; United-States-Literature
DE: *Acculturation-; *Chinese-Americans; *Cultural-Background;*Multicultural-Education; *Novels-
AB: Discusses three of Lawrence Yep's novels (which portray the Chinese-American experience of being caught between two worlds) as good examples of what literature about ethnic groups should be. (SR)
AN: ED353162
AU: Schirmer,-John
TI: Cognitive Development Assignme
NT: Building Bridges between Chinese-Americans and Elementary School Classrooms.
PY: 1991
NT: 15 p.
PR: EDRS Price - MF01/PC01 Plus Postage.
DE: Elementary-Education; Field-Trips; Individual-Development; Non-Western-Civilization; North-American-History
DE: *Attitude-Change; *Chinese-Americans; *Cultural-Awareness; *Elementary-School-Curriculum; *Social-Studies
AB: Elementary schools are ideal places to build the bridges between Chinese-Americans and the larger society. Studying the history of Chinese-Americans, examining their many contributions to the United States, and studying the contemporary Chinese-American population are good places to start. There are many books available to help students understand the plight of Chinese-Americans, including "Mountain of Gold" (Betty Lee Sung); "The Chinese Americans" (Milton Meltzer); "Dragonwings" (Laurence Yep); and "Fifth Chinese Daughter" (Jade Snow Wong). Other appropriate activities besides reading include discussions, Chinese American visitors in the classroom, and field trips to Chinatown. In depth studies, experiences, and personal contact with Chinese Americans create lasting impressions in the minds of elementary school children and these impressions help shape their attitudes. (KM)
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Other resources from Doucette Index: K-12 Literature-Based Teaching Ideas (materials available via libraries or bookstores)
Yep, Laurence
Dragonwings
See pp.173-181:
Jenkins, Christine
Novel experiences: literature units for book discussion groups in the elementary grades (Englewood, Colorado: Teacher Ideas Press, 1991)
Yep, Laurence
See pp.145-157:
Wildberger, Mary Elizabeth
Approaches to literature through authors (Phoenix, Arizona: Oryx Press, 1993)
Yep, Laurence
Dragonwings
See pp.147-151:
Wildberger, Mary Elizabeth
Approaches to literature through authors (Phoenix, Arizona: Oryx Press, 1993)
Yep, Laurence
Child of the owl
See pp.151-153:
Wildberger, Mary Elizabeth
Approaches to literature through authors (Phoenix, Arizona: Oryx Press, 1993)
Yep, Laurence
Sea glass
See pp.153-154:
Wildberger, Mary Elizabeth
Approaches to literature through authors (Phoenix, Arizona: Oryx Press, 1993)
Yep, Laurence
The star fisher
See pp.154-155:
Wildberger, Mary Elizabeth
Approaches to literature through authors (Phoenix, Arizona: Oryx Press, 1993)
Yep, Laurence
Dragonwings
See pp.249-252:
Cameron, Linda
Reflexions 6 (Richmond Hill, Ont.: Scholastic Canada, 1993)
Yep, Laurence
Star fisher
See pp.99-103:
Jobe, Ron
Cultural connections: using literature to explore world cultures with children (Markham, Ont.: Pembroke Publishers, 1993)
Yep, Laurence
Dragon of the lost sea
See pp.49-53:
Perry, Phyllis
The world of water: linking fiction to nonfiction (Englewood, Colorado: Teacher Ideas Press, 1995)
Yep, Laurence
Dragonwings
See pp.163-166:
Thompson, Gare
Teaching through themes (New York: Scholastic Professional Bookd, 1991)
Yep, Laurence
Kind hearts and gentle monsters
See pp.3447-3455:
Beetz, Kirk H.
Beacham's guide to literature for young adults, Vol. 7 (Washington, D.C.: Beacham Publishing, 1990)
Yep, Laurence
Liar, liar
See pp.3496-3501:
Beetz, Kirk H.
Beacham's guide to literature for young adults, Vol. 7 (Washington, D.C.: Beacham Publishing, 1990)
Resources from Academic Search Premier (materials available via libraries or bookstores)
Title: Song of Myself.
Source: School Library Journal, Sep2000, Vol. 46 Issue 9, p50, 4p
Author(s): Marcus, Leonard S.
Abstract: Interviews several children's books writers. Bruce Brooks; Nicholasa Mohr; Laurence Yep.
Title: On dragonwings.
Source: Far Eastern Economic Review, 07/22/99, Vol. 162 Issue 29, p37, 1p, 1c
Author(s): Miller, Matt
Abstract: Profiles California-based Asian-American writer Laurence Yep. Number of books published; Subjects of Yep's literary works; Personal background; Yep's target audience; Influences.
Title: Laurence Yep's Child of the Owl.
Subject(s): CHILD of the Owl (Book); BOOKS
Source: Book Links, Jan96, Vol. 5 Issue 3, p36, 6p, 1c
Author(s): Scales, Pat
Abstract: Discusses the book `Child of the Owl,' by Laurence Yep. Setting the scene; Activities that may be extracted from the book; Related readings. INSETS: Famous Asian Americans; Chinese-Americans--videos, by Nancy McCray; Bibliographical material; Poetry.
Title: Meeting the author: Laurence Yep.
Subject(s): YEP, Laurence
Source: Instructor (1990), May/Jun95, Vol. 104 Issue 8, p83, 1p, 2bw
Author(s): Lewis, Valerie
Abstract: Profiles author Laurence Yep. Family background; Career history; Works; Views on writing.
Title: In the studio with Laurence Yep.
Subject(s): YEP, Laurence; IMMIGRANTS in literature
Source: Publishers Weekly, 5/16/94, Vol. 241 Issue 20, p25, 2p, 2c
Author(s): Burnson, Patrick; Roback, Diane
Abstract: Discusses Asian-American author Laurence Yep's focus on problems faced by immigrants in San Francisco, California as the prevalent theme in his books. `Dragon's Gate'; Yep's own experience in Chinatown as a stranger; Chinese folktales as inspiration; Yep's characterization of his relatives in his books; Attitude towards writing and promoting his books.
Resources from Education Abstracts FullText (materials available via libraries or bookstores)
TITLE: Number the stars: booktalking the Newbery winners
AUTHOR(S): Littlejohn, Carol
SOURCE: Journal of Youth Services in Libraries v 10 Fall 1996.p. 92-5.
ABSTRACT: Part of a special issue celebrating the 75th anniversary of the Newbery Award. Ready-made talks to heighten awareness of Newbery Medal titles and honor books appropriate for students in grades 4-7 are discussed. The titles explored are Maniac Magee, by Jerry Spinelli; Walk Two Moons, by Sharon Creech; Crazy Lady!, by Jane Leslie Conly; Catherine Called Birdy and The Midwife's Apprentice, by Karen Cushman; The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, by Avi; Dragon's Gate, by Laurence Yep; and Number the Stars and The Giver, by Lois Lowry.
Resources from OCLCís WorldCat (materials available via libraries or bookstores)
Title: Meet Laurence Yep
Author(s): McGinty, Alice B.
Publication: New York: Powerkids Press,
Year: 2003
ISBN: 0823964108 (library binding); LCCN: 2002-118
Abstract: An easy-to-read biography of the Chinese-American award-winning writer whose books celebrate his ethnic heritage.
Title: Ten terrific authors for teens
Author(s): Hill, Christine M.
Publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers,
Year: 2000
ISBN: 0766013804; LCCN: 00-8008
Title: Author talk:
conversations with Judy Blume ... [et al.]
Author(s): Marcus, Leonard S.,; 1950- ; Blume, Judy.
Publication: New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers,
Year: 2000
ISBN: 068981383X; LCCN: 99-39777
Abstract: Presents interviews with fifteen well-known children's writers, including Judy Blume, Karen Cushman, Russell Freedman, James Howe, Lois Lowry, Gary Paulsen, and Laurence Yep.
Title: Asian-American authors
Author(s): Ishizuka, Kathy.
Publication: Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers,
Year: 2000
ISBN: 0766013766; LCCN: 99-51005
Title: A talk with Laurence Yep
Author(s): Otis, Sean. ; Yep, Laurence. ; Podell, Tim.
Publication: Scarborough, N.Y.:; T. Podell Productions,
Year: 1998
Description: 1 videocassette (VHS) (20 min.):; sd., col. ;; 1/2 in.
Abstract: Author Yep tours his home town, Pacific Grove, California and discusses his family, life, work, and writing technique.
Title: A literature unit for Dragon's gate by Laurence Yep
Author(s): Thomas-Vallens, Mary. ; Tapia, JosÈ.
Publication: Huntington Beach, CA: Teacher Created Materials,
Year: 1996
ISBN: 1557348146
Title: Lives of notable Asian Americans: literature and education
Author(s): Chiu, Christina.
Publication: New York: Chelsea House,
Year: 1996
ISBN: 0791021823:; LCCN: 94-45842
Abstract: Discusses the lives of some Asian Americans primarily known for their writing, including Amy Tan, David Henry Kwang, Dharati Mukherjee, Jessica Hagedorn, and Laurence Yep.
Title: Presenting Laurence Yep
Author(s): Johnson-Feelings, Dianne.
Publication: New York: Twayne Publishers ; London: Prentice Hall International,
Year: 1995
ISBN: 080578201X; LCCN: 95-10307
Abstract: Provides biographical information about this Chinese-American award-winning writer and presents literary criticism of some of his works for young adults.
Title: An interview with Laurence Yep
Author(s): Yep, Laurence. ; Duggins, James.
Corp Author(s): International Reading Association.; Literature for Adolescents Committee.
Publication: [Newark, Delaware]:; IRA,
Year: 1979
Description: 1 cassette (23 min.):; 1 7/8 ips, 2-track, mono.
Standard No: Publisher: 762; IRA
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