![]() ![]() ![]() Wind Rider’s secret identity as a dragon healer translates into his skill at building and fixing machines. According to the Dragon King, Wind Rider has to live this life as a human being as punishment for an act of hubris (Hubris! There it is again – we can’t escape it!) in the dragon world. Before Moon Shadow joined him in San Francisco, Wind Rider was taken to see the Dragon King, who enlightened him as to his true identity. When his father sends word via a family member that he would like Moon Shadow to join him in San Francisco, Moon Shadow prepares himself mentally and physically for the journey.Įarly in the novel, Wind Rider confides in Moon Shadow (and, by extension, in us) that he has recently learned that he was once a dragon in an earlier life – a dragon who specialized in healing. In the beginning of the novel, Moon Shadow has never met his father, who left for the United States before Moon Shadow was born. Moon Shadow’s family has been long acquainted with the reality that Chinese men who go to the land of the demons to work in mines or on railroad crews risk a great deal – their lives, their health, their families, their dignity – but stand to earn more money than they could ever earn at home. The novel takes place in the very early years of the twentieth century. In fact, Wind Rider lives in my own native city, San Francisco. His father, Wind Rider, has gone off to live in the land of the demons – in other words, in the United States. It’s one of those wonderful books that are narrated simply enough for fairly young children to understand, use a simple though not simplistic vocabulary, but deal with ideas that can prompt complex discussions among children, teenagers, and adults.ĭragonwings begins in China, where eight year-old Moon Shadow lives with his mother and extended family. Schools usually assign it in the fourth, fifth, or sixth grades. Add to this the face that her parents’ sensibilities were on the conservative side, and choosing books for this young girl became a truly challenging task.ĭragonwings is usually considered a book for middle-grade readers. This student was only eight, but her reading level was very advanced, and she had already reached that point where she had read most of the children’s books out there but didn’t know where to start when it came to choosing books from the middle grades, young adult, and adult sections of a library or bookstore. Looking for cleaning products? Looking for electrical services? Looking for a plumber? FindĬleaners, Electricians, Plumbers and Locksmiths and customers nationwide.įind services in your area, request a quote for a service and book appointments all directly from the app.Ĭreate your own online store with your own branding, list the services you offer and find new customers.I read Dragonwings for school when I was in the fifth grade, but other than remembering that it was about Chinese people (and also one ha-ha moment involving cow urine), I remembered very little about this wonderful and well-respected children’s novel when I started to read it with one of my one-on-one tutoring students this past August. Quotations from multiple businesses at a the same time, ensuring you find the best deal for your specific ![]() Search for a business or service near you, click and view their store, and book their services all directly from the Yep! Online Marketplace. Yep! is an online marketplace where you can confidently and securely find and buy from small businesses ![]()
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