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Ten Blocks to the Big Wok: A Chinatown Counting Book

Ying-Hwa Hu

Illustrator: Ying-Hwa Hu

Ages: 5 & Under

Published: 2022

Publisher: Children's Book Press/Lee & Low Books

ISBN: 978-1-64379-068-8

Keywords: Bilingual Chinese- English, Chinese food, Counting

On a walk through Chinatown, Mia and her uncle see and count lychees, paper lanterns, and other elements of Chinese culture that will appeal to young readers. In Mandarin and English. Watercolor and pastel illustrations.