From acclaimed author Amy Tan comes an entirely different kind of heroine: She's playful. She's curious. She's imaginative. She's Sagwa-the Chinese Siamese Cat! There's an old folktale that if you dig a hole straight through the center of the Earth, you will end up in China. Sagwa is an easier way for children to explore this rich and fascinating culture. Sagwa lives in the palace, which is nice but not very exciting. Then she sees a bunch of acrobat cats-acrocats! Now she doesn't want to practice her calligraphy anymore, she wants to be an acrocat! But being an acrocat (or is it catrobat? Sagwa isn't sure.) is hard work and needs lots of practice. Sagwa realizes that she may never be a great acrocat, but she has many talents all her own.

Sagwa Easy To Read #2

Children's Books

Daugherty, George

Animals

Scholastic Paperbacks

From acclaimed author Amy Tan comes an entirely different kind of heroine: She's playful. She's curious. She's imaginative. She's Sagwa-the Chinese Siamese Cat! There's an old folktale that if you dig a hole straight through the center of the Earth, you will end up in China. Sagwa is an easier way for children to explore this rich and fascinating culture. Everyone thinks that Sagwa's little sister, Sheegwa, is a princess, and she's getting lots of attention. Sagwa's jealous but she can't admit it until someone reminds her that Sheegwa is always happy when something special happens to Sagwa. Sagwa realizes that jealousy is wrong and she should be happy for her sister -- even if it doesn't always seem fair.

Princess Sheegwa (Sagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat)

From acclaimed author Amy Tan comes an entirely different kind of character: She's curious and imaginative. She's inclined to get into mischief. She's Sagwa--the Chinese Siamese cat! Sagwa and Sheegwa enjoy playing hide and seek with their friends, the mice, until Sagwa is ridiculed by the alley cats for playing with something that should be food. Giving in to their taunts, Sagwa decids that she won't play with the mice anymore, but it's no fun. Eventually Fu-Fu helps her to see that she needs to choose her own friends. Teaches kids to stand up for what they believe in, no matter what pressures are brought on them to conform to the supposed norms.

Cat and Mouse (Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat)

From acclaimed author Amy Tan comes an entirely different kind of character: She's curious and imaginative. She's inclined to get into mischief. She's Sagwa--the Chinese Siamese cat! In this story, Sagwa's cousin comes to visit the palace. There's just one small catch--Sagwa's cousin is a dog! He was raised by cats and he acts like a cat, but he's definitely not a cat. However, no cares until the Sleeve Dogs begin to make fun of him. Then it's up to Sagwa to show them that it doesn't matter what you look like or where you come from, what matters is being yourself. Teaches kids a great lesson about not judging others.

Sagwa,The Chinese Siamese Cat, Bow Wow Meow

Acclaimed author Amy Tan presents an entirely different heroine: Sagwa-the Chinese Siamese Cat! Join this mischievous kitten as she explores the world around her and learns a few lessons along the way Everyone is getting ready for the big New Year's feast when Sagwa discovers a sneaky rat in the kitchen. At first she wants to chase him off, but the rat has a plan. Sagwa will look like the best rat-catcher of all, and the rat will get some food. It seems like a great plan, but is it? Teaches children that lying is wrong and also that sometimes you have to balance what you want with what other people need.

New Year's Cleanup (Sagwa)

Prokofiev's classic story is recreated through the legendary animation of Chuck Jones, introducing a new cast of memorable animated characters brought to life for the CD-ROM version of conductor/director/writer George Daugherty, and featuring forty-eight four-color illustrations.

Chuck Jones' Peter and the Wolf

Diamond, Janis

Warner Juvenile Books

Everyone is getting ready for the big New Year's feast when Sagwa discovers a sneaky rat in the kitchen. At first she wants to chase him off, but the rat has a plan. Sagwa will look like the best rat-catcher of all, and the rat will get some food. It seems like a great plan, but is it?

New Year's Clean Up (Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat)

Demco Media

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