Pie-Biter

Comepasteles
By Ruthanne Lum McCunn

    Trilingual English, Spanish, and Chinese. In the nineteenth century, a young Chinese comes to the United States to work on the railroad and develops a fondness for pies that becomes legendary.

    Description

    Pie Biter is the legend of a pioneer in the tradition of John Henry and Paul Bunyan, based on real characters in the 1800’s. The story begins with Hoi coming from China to help build the railroad. Only a skinny boy at first, his love for American pies quickly helps him gain in size and strength-and earns him the nickname of Pie Biter.

    Then, with the help of his friend Spanish Louis, he uses a clever ruse that sets him on the path to becoming a successful packer. Initially published in 1983 as the Chinese American answer to Paul Bunyan, the story is now re-published in a new design and a tri-lingual format featuring English, Chinese and Spanish.

    About the Creators

    Ruthanne Lum McCunn
    Ruthanne Lum McCunn

    Ruthanne Lum McCunn is of Chinese and Scottish descent, and was hailed by the Dallas Times "an American-Chinese author of remarkable talent." Her work, which has won many awards, has been translated into eleven languages, published in twenty-two countries, and adapted for the stage and film.

    Paperback

  • ISBN 9781885008916
  • Publication Date Feb 15, 2016
  • Trim Size 8.75 × 10.75 × 0.25 in
  • Weight 0.375 lbs
  • Page Count 32
  • Hardcover

  • ISBN 9781885008077
  • Publication Date Feb 15, 2016
  • Trim Size N/A
  • Weight 0.4375 lbs
  • Interests

  • Audience Children
  • BISAC Category 1 JUV / Historical / United States / 19th Century
  • BISAC Category 2 JUV / People & Places / United States / Asian American
  • BISAC Category 3 JUV / Cooking & Food
  • Themes Asian / Asian American / AAPI, Bilingual, Collaboration, Cultural Diversity, Discrimination, Dreams & Aspirations, Fiction, Food, Friendship, History & Civics, Immigration, Multiple Ethnicities Represented, Optimism / Enthusiasm, Overcoming Obstacles, Persistence / Grit, Pride, United States History
  • Reading Levels

  • Age Range Ages 5 - 12
  • Grade Range Grades K - 5
  • Guided Reading P
  • ATOS Book Level 3.6
  • DRA 38
  • Lexile Code AD
  • Lexile Level 610
  • Bebop Reading Fluent
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      Trilingual English, Spanish, and Chinese. In the nineteenth century, a young Chinese comes to the United States to work on the railroad and develops a fondness for pies that becomes legendary.