| ID | 024634 |
| Call Number | FIC/ROT |
| Title Proper | Happy birthday Mr. Kang |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Roth, Susan L. |
| Publication | Washington, D.C., National Geographic Society, 2001. |
| Description | 34p Grey spine |
| Note | In this family story set in New York's Chinatown, Mr. Kang and his grandson Sam set their caged bird free and learn that choosing one's own cage is a form of freedom. At his 70th birthday party, Mr. Kang announces that he's retiring from 43 years as a restaurant cook. He has three wishes for his retirement: to have a Hua Mei, a type of bird that Chinese men traditionally keep as pets; to paint poems. |
| Standard Number | 0792277236 |
| Price. Qualification | $16.95(Hb) |
| Classification Number | FIC |
| Key Words | Grandparent and child - Fiction ; Chinese Americans - Fiction ; UOI - Migration ; UOI - Art ; Lexile 600L ; UOI - Food culture ; Autonomy (Psychology) - Fiction |