Coolies

Title
: 
Coolies

Summary
: 
A young boy hears the story of his great-great-great-grandfather and his brother who came to the United States to make a better life for themselves helping to build the transcontinental railroad.

Year Published
: 
2001

Physical Description
: 
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 x 30 cm.

Note (Local)
: 
[w] 2--Oct/01.

Reading Grade level
: 
4.9.

Grade Interest level
: 
3-6.

Program Information
: 
Accelerated Reader LG 4.8 0.5 43511
 
Histories & Stories of Ways of Life in Canada Gr. 5+
 
Character Education

Corporate Subject
: 
Central Pacific Railroad Company -- Fiction.

Subject
: 
Chinese Americans -- Fiction.
 
Brothers -- Fiction.
 
Railroads -- Fiction.
 
Railroad stories.
 
Chinese Americans.
 
Brothers.
 
Railroads.
 
Empathy

Geographic Term
: 
Social Studies---Study and teaching -- China---Multicultural

Curriculum Objective
: 
Social Study--Grade 6--China local

Added Author
: 
Soentpiet, Chris K.
 
Soentpiet, Chris K,
 
Soentpiet, Chris.

Summary
: 
A young boy hears the story of his great-great-great-grandfather and his brother who came to the United States to make a better life for themselves helping to build the transcontinental railroad.

ISBN
: 
9780399232275

Publisher
: 
New York : Philomel Books, 2001.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Lymburn305.8 YINBook30269000057658Non-Fiction