Fabulous Freebie for Kindle Fire July 6-10 "This is a great book" THANK YOU, MEILING Good Manners

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Fabulous Reviews!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Good book, May 14, 2013
By
stitchingpam
Great kids book.  Got on my iPad for my grandchildren. They love it over and over. Great book for little ones


5.0 out of 5 stars Gentle art of teaching, May 10, 2013
By
Chinese Cook (Colorado)
My daughter really enjoyed how this duck learns lessons. Such a wonderful way, and we love the Chinese cultural lessons included. I think I'll use this book to teach my Chinese class next semester!


5.0 out of 5 stars A Manners Book with Endearing Illustrations and Storyline, April 23, 2013
By
The Kindle Book Review (Indianapolis, IN) - See all my reviews
This review is from: THANK YOU, MEILING Family Love, Rules and Courtesy Children's Picture Book (Fully Illustrated Version) (Kindle Edition)
There was a hushed feeling as I read this book to three of my children, that's how cozy we all felt as we followed Meiling throughout her day. We enjoyed the delightful illustrations and the gentle way Meiling learned to say Please and Thank You, and to think of other people before herself. Some manners books hit you over the head with manners. This book reveals manners in a way that was so endearing. I HIGHLY recommend you read it (for ages 3-9).

By the way, I read this as a children's picture e-book, and the illustrations were still vivid and enjoyable. Remember to double tap on the device if you want the picture to enlarge.

~Valerie Harmon, from The Kindle Book Review
**The Kindle Book Review received a free copy of this book for an independent, fair, and honest review. We are not associated with the author or Amazon.**


5.0 out of 5 stars Endearing illustrations and wise and well-written story,
April 11, 2013
By
Ms. Charmin (Oregon, USA
In a small village in China, Meiling the duck learns courtesy and manners the day before Moon Festival.

I read this aloud to my 4, 7 and 10 year old and we loved it!! Five stars for illustrations and five stars for storyline.

Illustrations: these endearing illustrations look like they're hand crafted from color pencil and they add so much to the Chinese farm scenery, the village errand and a family celebrating the Moon Festival.

Storyline: told from the duck's point of view, Meiling learns to think of others before self and to say Thank You and Please as she follows her young master into the village to buy things for the Moon Festival. The story is cozy and warming and I HIGHLY recommend it.


5.0 out of 5 stars thanks, February 5, 2013
By
drd - See all my reviews
Thanks!!! nice doing business! On time - product was cool!! thank you , thank you, thank you!!!
til next time! thanks again!


5.0 out of 5 stars My first ebook. Wonderful!!!, December 30, 2012
By
Loved it. The illustrations were beautiful and I like the emphasis on manners and helping others. I also liked the discussion ideas at the end and the extra materials.

4.0 out of 5 stars liked it, December 23, 2012
By
raquel ferguson
This is a good book for kids.  We enjoyed it. It was easy to down load and worked great.  No problems with it.


5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, November 23, 2012
By
Morgans
This book series is really well done and teaches valuable lessons! I am happy to have gotten this book when it was free.


5.0 out of 5 stars Adorable, October 15, 2012
By
Cute
Awesome. I love reading this to old people who have enjoyed folk folktales about human eating ducks who have converted into dragons. amen.

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous illustrations, beautiful story, August 22, 2012
By
sapphire
Gorgeous illustrations and beautiful story. :-) Love the additional information at the end too. Beautiful book!


THANK YOU, MEILING

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Fully Illustrated Version

Picture Book for reading with the younger child - ages 3-6

This version of THANK YOU, MEILING includes all the luminous illustrations just waiting to enchant children of any age, and especially the read-to set.

If the text-only version is better for your needs, then please click on THANK YOU, MEILING in the Text-Only Version for the serious young reader - ages 6-9.

Happy reading in either Version.

THANK YOU, MEILING will help promote courtesy in young readers' daily lives as well as introduce them to Chinese culture.

COURTESY - THINKING OF OTHERS

Visit a Chinese village for lessons in common courtesy.

On the fifteenth day of the eighth lunar month, the Song household will celebrate the Chinese Moon Festival. In preparation for this event, the boy Song Hai sets off on a shopping expedition, accompanied by an ill-mannered duck named Meiling. So begins this story of far-away customs and everyday courtesy.

Song Hai and Meiling visit the bustling town market where eager shoppers buy paper lanterns, fat mooncakes, and baskets of melons, crab apples, grapes, and other fruits that are as round as the big harvest moon.

Meiling learns all about the coming Moon Festival as she follows Song Hai on his special errands. But more important, she learns a thing or two about common courtesy-waiting her turn, saying "please" and "thank you," helping others, and sharing.

Author Linda Talley's whimsical story is illustrated by award-winning artist Itoko Maeno whose vivid watercolors capture the sights of a small town in southeast China-the narrow residential lanes, the marketplace with its colorful stalls, and the tidy courtyard where Song Hai and his family celebrate the Moon Festival.

As the luminous full moon rises high into the sky on this special night, Meiling enjoys her own festival treat, but not before demonstrating that she has learned her lessons in courtesy. She has learned to "stop and think of others."

A SURPRISE and added bonus is the "Enrichment Information" which includes lots of facts about The People's Republic of China, Chinese Writing and Language, Chinese Names, as well as the Moon Festival, Phases of the Moon, Inhabitants of the Chinese Moon, and best of all, Mooncakes! This is fascinating detail that did not make it into the story itself, but is very rich in interesting description.

A second big plus is the "Letter to Parents and Educators" which includes many relevant questions and comments to facilitate conversation with young readers about the message of the story...the importance of courtesy to others.

So even though on the surface this is just an engaging story for children, it is also truly helpful in a real way.