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Coolies Black

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Brand: Puffin Item Width: 12 in Author: Yin PackageHeight: 7 Item Weight: 7.8 Oz ItemWeight: 213 ISBN: 9780142500552 height: 6 Item Height: 0.1 in MPN: FBA-|289779 Format: Uk-B Format Paperback width: 306 ItemLength: 247 Language: English Book Title: Coolies Number of Pages: 40 Pages Item Length: 9.7 in PackageWeight: 209 PackageQuantity: 1 ItemHeight: 6 PackageLength: 303 PackageWidth: 248 ItemWidth: 306 Color: black Topic: Transportation / Railroads & Trains, Travel, People & Places / Asia, General, Historical / United States / 19th Century, People & Places / United States / General, People & Places / United States / Asian American, Social Themes / Prejudice & Racism, Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group Genre: Juvenile Fiction Illustrator: Yes, Soentpiet, Chris Publication Year: 2003 PartNumber: fba 289779 Manufacturer: puffin books

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Coolies Black . Shek marvels at the new world as he and his brother, Little Wong, arrive in California. Coolies Black Product Details Shek marvels at the new world as he and his brother, Little Wong, arrive in California. Along with hundreds of other workers, the brothers are going to build a great railroad across the West. They plan to save enough money so that their mother and little brothers can join them in America. But as days grow into months, they endure many hardships-exhausting work, discrimination, and treacherous avalanches. Inspired by actual events, this story reveals the harsh truth about life for the Chinese railroad workers in 1865, while celebrating their perseverance and bravery.

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