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A video interview with Laurence Yep
Biography, bibliography, video clips, and transcript.

The Golden Mountain Chronicles
This 16-page document includes teaching ideas for The Serpent's Children, Mountain Light, Dragonwings, and Dragon's Gate. Adobe Reader or compatible application required for access.

The Case of the Lion Dance

The Case of the Lion Dance
Summary, book talk, and 11 discussion questions.

Cockroach Cooties

Cockroach Cooties
Summary, 3 discussion questions, and 3 postreading activities.

The Dragon's Child

The Dragon's Child
Discussion questions and post-reading activities.

Dragonwings

Dragonwings
This site offers a summary, theme openers, crosscurricular activities, research assignments, and suggestions for related reading.

Dragonwings
Reading questions, vocabulary, writing prompts, links to background information, and more.

Dragonwings
Chapter-by-chapter study questions, a Jeopardy-style game, and links to a wealth of background information.

Dragonwings
Students practice identifying and using figurative language.

Dragonwings by Laurence Yep
Students learn about Chinatown, earthquakes, and airplanes. The 5 language arts activities in this SCORE CyberGuide are designed for 5th graders.

Lesson Plans - Word Choice
In this activity students work with figurative language in the dream sequence.

Study Guide for Dragonwings
Biography, prereading, active reading, response and writing ideas, and Venn diagrams. This 22-page guide requires Adobe Reader for access.

The Lost Garden

Discovering Ourselves in Literature and Life
Students read a variety of texts, including Yep's The Lost Garden, exploring the question, "Who am I?" This page includes 13 activities related to the theme.

Immigration to the United States
This unit on immigration uses fiction and nonfiction, such as The Lost Garden. Includes writing structure, discussion questions, and an evaluation rubric.

Web Resources from The Lost Garden
Links to information about San Francisco's Chinatown and Chinese calligraphy.

The Star Fisher

The Star Fisher
Suggestions for pre-reading, during-reading, and post-reading activities.

The Star Fisher
Insights for teachers.