https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e Linda Sue Park and how she had changed society with childrens books en-us 2016-05-16 16:44:09 UTC 2025-10-22 16:53:47 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padletuploads.blob.core.windows.net/aws/114233646/10a7d7838d976a6769b9dfb5415a8e2b0c9d76d1/d80d367d8e3b60b37758b859090bb2d0.jpg rabel4 https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111071520 Linda Sue Park was born in Urbana, Illinois in america, with her parents were originally from Korea. She was born on march 25 1960 and she is 56 year old. As a child she was in love with books and spent a lot of time at a library where she grew her love for children's books. She started writing haiku in the winter of 1969. Throughout elementary and high school she wrote poems and published them in magazines for children. Her first job was a public relations writer for an oil company. After leaving her job she went to London moving in with her soon to be husband and studied literature. She later had two children and moved to america in 1990. In 1997 She began to write her first book SeeSaw Girl  which was published in 1999. ]]> 2016-05-16 16:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111071520 dsenkus https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111071698 Linda Sue Park is the daughter of Korean immigrants.  She started writing when she was very young, her first published book was written in 1997.  Before she started writing professionally she was a Public Relations Writer, a Food Journalist, an English Teacher, and wrote for an Advertising Agency. Also, she loves to read and write.  Most of the books she wrote were inspired by the books she has read.

]]> 2016-05-16 16:52:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111071698 hspenhoff https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111071967 Linda Sue Park's main goal is to give people a sense of hope, peace and freedom through her writing. Through her books she gives very useful lessons that can help people get through life such as in The Kite Fighters the lesson that is shown is , if you work as a team you can achieve more faster/easier.4 ]]> 2016-05-16 16:53:28 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111071967 rabel4 https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111072668 2016-05-16 16:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111072668 dshin7 https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111072858 The Ancient Korean culture was all about respect to the elderly or the eldest. This is the theme of the novel The Kite Fighters.]]> 2016-05-16 16:57:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111072858 hspenhoff https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111073483 2016-05-16 16:59:54 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111073483 hspenhoff https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111074099 2016-05-16 17:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111074099 dshin7 https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111283358 Many writers get their inspiration for their writing in their own ways. Linda Sue Park's inspiration are personal experiences and current/ancient Korean events. It is shown that in research most of Park's books are set in ancient Korea. One example is the attack in Korea. In 1910 the Japanese took over Korea. Korea got their freedom back in 1945. In the Novel, "When My Name Was Keoko" , the time setting of this book is in the 1940's when a girl named Keoko has been forced to change her name to San-Hee and follow all of the Japanese traditions.]]> 2016-05-17 16:27:12 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111283358 dsenkus https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111286231 2016-05-17 16:38:33 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111286231 dsenkus https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111286777 2016-05-17 16:40:31 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111286777 dsenkus https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111287182 2016-05-17 16:42:03 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111287182 dsenkus https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111287505 2016-05-17 16:43:24 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111287505 dsenkus https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111287914 2016-05-17 16:44:53 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111287914 dsenkus https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111288221 2016-05-17 16:46:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111288221 dsenkus https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111288451 2016-05-17 16:47:00 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111288451 rabel4 https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111288840 Linda Sue Park has written the following novels: 
A Single Shard
When My Name Was Keoko
SeeSaw Girl
The Kite Fighters
Project Mulberry
39 Clues: Storm Warning
Bee-bim bop
Keeping Score
Xander's Panda Party
39 Clues: Trust No One
Archer's Quest
The Third Gift
The Firekeeper's Son
Tap Dancing On The Roof
Forest of Wonders
Click
Mung-Mung
Yum!Yuck!
What Does Bunny See?
L'Apprenti]]> 2016-05-17 16:48:25 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111288840 rabel4 https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111289159 I would give the book SeeSaw girl a 3 out of 4 stars. The book is good for young readers to learn history and unfairness to women and is an easy read. Though these are very good reasons, the book may get tedious, but i would still recommend it. ]]> 2016-05-17 16:49:44 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111289159 hspenhoff https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111291802 I would give The Kite Fighters a 3 and a half because it was really a new book genre that i've read so far. It was a different experience. ]]> 2016-05-17 17:00:07 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111291802 rabel4 https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111293369 2016-05-17 17:06:05 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111293369 mkaniewski https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111327133 The book A Single Shard takes place in the 12th century, just off the West Coast of Korea. This book is about an orphaned boy named Tree-ear who's goals are to be a master potter one day. He lives with an old man with a crippled leg underneath a bridge near the water. In the story Tree-ear tries to reach for his goals of being a master potter, until he realizes he is not able to ever become one because of his master, Min. Min, a master potter works very hard on celedon pottery to show to the emmissary. ]]> 2016-05-17 19:35:55 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111327133 dsenkus https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111498922 I would give this book a rating of 4 out of 4 stars.  This book is a definite must read. I would recommend it for anyone who likes historical events or anyone in general. The story may be sad at some points but so many exciting and happy events occur throughout the book.]]> 2016-05-18 16:22:40 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111498922 rabel4 https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111499352 I would give the book A Single Shard a rating of 4 out of 4 stars, and I would definitely recommend it. It's a must read for Young literature with action through historic fiction I would definitely recommend this book to younger children.]]> 2016-05-18 16:24:35 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111499352 dsenkus https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111499400 The book When My Name Was Keoko is about a young girl, Sun-hee, and her family, Abuji, Omoni, and Tae-yul, who were living in the time when Japan had invaded Korea. The Japanese had taken their names, culture, and language away from them and forced them to be Japanese. She finds that her Uncle is working for a resistance and has to run away. Eventually, Tae-yul goes off to war because he believes it will make Uncle proud.  After many months, Sun-hee's family is delivered a box of Tae-yul's things from the war. Which makes them believe he is dead.  One day, everything is different once again the  Koreans are speaking Korean and smiling.  The Americans had won the war.  In the end, Tae-yul returns and isn't actually dead and Uncle is trying to find his way home once again.]]> 2016-05-18 16:24:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111499400 dsenkus https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111499517
The book The Kite Fighters is about a two brothers, Young-sup and Kee-sup. They go through a big struggle, they have to decide who will fight in the new year kite festival. Their dad thought Kee-sup should fly it because it was part of their culture to let the eldest son fly the kite.But, Kee-sup knew that Young-sup was the better flier and should be the one to fly the kite.]]> 2016-05-18 16:25:20 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111499517 dsenkus https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111499632 The book SeeSaw Girl  is  about a girl who's name is Jade. She craves to see what is beyond the confinement of the walls of the inter court. Her best friend, willow, is married of to the Han household, and filled with determination Jade begins to form a plane to go see her. Never being out of the inner court  she is amazed  by all the people at the market, she eventually meets a little boy that points her to the house of Min. Jade reaches her way to the house but Willow refuses to see her. Jade, crushed goes home reveling herself to the servant covered in blankets and is punished severely. All Jade wants is to see the mountains, forming a plane to see the again she forms a SeeSaw out of a slate of wood and hay and gets her younger cousin Bear Courage to get the seesaw to work, she is eventually suspend into the air and able to  see what she wanted this whole time, the mountains. ]]> 2016-05-18 16:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111499632 rabel4 https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111500171 2016-05-18 16:28:22 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111500171 dsenkus https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111500194 2016-05-18 16:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111500194 rabel4 https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111502622 2016-05-18 16:40:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111502622 rabel4 https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111504223 Examples of rewards she has received is 
The John Newbery metal
Jane Adams Children's award
 Boston Public Library Literary Lights Award
The Empire State Author Award
The Knickerbocker Award NY Library Association
Rochester (NY) Arts Council 
 Literary Artist of the Year award 
Those are to name a few. 

]]> 2016-05-18 16:48:37 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111504223 dsenkus https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111892678 2016-05-20 16:27:27 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111892678 rabel4 https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111892852 A common theme in Parks books they have good lessons. There are some good examples from the books A Single Shard, When My Name Was Keoko, The kite Fighters, And SeeSaw girl. In  SeeSaw girl it states "It's not enough, she thought. But I will learn to make it enough." This shows that you need to learn to stop looking for what you want and live with what you have, which is a good moral. In A Single Shard a good moral in it is "I would not steal, Stealing and begging makes a man no better than a dog." This teaches to not steal or beg as it compares a person to a ravenous dog. In The Kite Fighters  it says,"'I won't make one for you. But I'll help you make one of your own. You must make the frame, but  I'll do the decorations for you,so it will look just the same.'" This shows the lesson of working together makes things easier to accomplish things. In When My Name Was Keoko, Linda Sue Park uses the quote, "You burn the paper but not the words./You silence the words but not the thoughts./You kill the thoughts only if you kill the man./And you will find that his thoughts rise again/in the minds of others-twice as strong as before!"( Park, 2002).  This quote shows a theme of don't let others control, change you.]]> 2016-05-20 16:28:36 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111892852 dsenkus https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111892939 Linda Sue Park uses many techniques while writing her books.  For example, she uses description, tone and dialogue.  She uses a lot of description in When My Name Was Keoko, the reader can see this when she writes, " It seemed that an unknown creature came to life in the brush as soon as I picked it up-a creature light as a dragonfly, smooth as a snake, quick as a rabbit."(Park, 2002).  This quote shows that she writes description in her novels when describing kanji. In A Single Shard it also shows great description, tone, and dialogue. In the book it states "Tree-ear saw the potter's eyes, fierce with grief and rage. Min Choked out the last words: 'You are not my son.''' This describes the grief and rage in Min's eyes, the tone in his voice and the way he talks  throughout the book. In the book SeeSaw girl it also shows description, tone, and dialogue. In the book it says "Jade thought her mother looked sad for a moment, but then her face was smooth again. 'yes, Jade,' she answered. 'I have learned to make it enough.''' This shows description, tone and dialogue by it describes Jade's mother's face, it shows the sad tone in her voice, and the type of dialogue show a kind of ancient English. ]]> 2016-05-20 16:29:08 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111892939 dshin7 https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111897309 The Author uses Description, Tone, And Deluge. She shows this when she wrote this quote in The Kite Fighters "Young sup watched helplessly as Kee sup tore yet another miniature kite to pieces and threw it savagely on the pile of crumpled paper at his side" This shows her Description Technique ]]> 2016-05-20 16:54:01 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111897309 rabel4 https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111898452 2016-05-20 16:59:58 UTC https://padlet.com/dshin7/65rsbydd3r6e/wish/111898452