Discovered at Cambridge Public Library, Collins Branch, during a food-themed pre-Thanksgiving storytime.

Told in rhyme, this is the story of Joyce Chen's journey from Beijing (Peking) to Cambridge.

Back matter includes a timeline "of Joyce's life and success," a glossary, bibliography, and recipe.

See also: Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao ( )

Chef Joyce Chen is famous for bringing Chinese food to Cambridge, MA.
This is a great biography written in verse to share with children about her as a child, growing up, getting married and moving to the US with her husband and children.

told in rhyme; very much a picture book ... ( )

This picture book would be a really good book in the early elementary grades, First through third grade. I think It would be a good book to read during a cultural unit, because It discusses different types of things people do in Beijing. I rated this book four stars, It was a good book with well done illustrations, I just was not into the book as much as the other ones. Maybe because I have read a lot of the other books as a child and this one is new. I do think a cultural project would be a great idea after reading this book. ( )