• Hundreds of color photographs
• 1,500 Korean words and phrases
• 40 different topics--from social media and WiFi to paying and counting
• Example sentences showing how the words are used
• Companion online audio recordings by native Korean speakers of all the vocabulary and sentences
• An introduction to Korean pronunciation and grammar
• An index to allow you to quickly look up words

• Preparing and enjoying delicious Songpyeon--sweet dumplings that everyone loves to eat on Chuseok (Korea's version of Thanksgiving)
• Folding a paper carnation--a favorite Parent's Day gift!
• Making your own board game to play Yut-Nori--a game of luck and strategy that's played during Seollal, Korea's all-important New Year celebrations
• Writing simple Korean phrases using the Hangul alphabet, Korea's written language--which is celebrated with its own holiday (Hangul Day)!
• Making a paper fan--something kids always like to do when the hot summer holidays roll around!
• Making your own Pepero chocolate cookies or pretzel treats--which have their own just-for-fun festival day called Pepero Day

• Dano--the end of the planting season which is full of fun competitions like wrestling and swinging contests
• Children's Day--a spring day off from school, when parents take their kids out for a day of fun
• Daeboreum--a holiday to celebrate the moon, filled with special dances, twirling fire, lots of walking and, of course, special foods
• Special birthdays--(like turning one, or turning sixty) and other family celebrations.
• Buddhist and Christian holidays--like Christmas and Buddha's Birthday.

Stories of amazing Asian American women who broke barriers in science—for kids ages 8 to 12

Kazue Togasaki was one of the first Japanese American women to become a doctor. Chien-Shiung Wu was a Chinese American physicist who worked on top-secret projects. Isabella Aiona Abbott became an expert on the marine plant life of her native Hawaii. Asian American women are a huge part of scientific discovery, and this collection of biographies for kids explores 15 brilliant women, and how they used their intelligence and determination to overcome challenges and succeed.

Open up this Asian American children’s book and meet some of the scientists who helped:

• Pave the way—Find out how people like inventor Alice Min Soo Chun and computer programmer Josephine Jue designed amazing new technology and spent time educating others.
• Heal the sick—Learn about doctors like Joan Block and Jacqueline Whang-Peng who revolutionized how we treat diseases like hepatitis B and cancer.
• Explore new worlds—Discover how botanist Roseli Ocampo-Friedmann and mathematician Angelita Castro-Kelly changed the way we think about outer space.

Dive into a world of inspiring women with this science-focused entry into Asian American books for kids.