In this family story set in New York's Chinatown, Mr. Kang and his grandson Sam set their caged bird free and learn that choosing one's own cage is a form of freedom. At his 70th birthday party, Mr. Kang announces that he's retiring from 43 years as a restaurant cook. He has three wishes for his retirement: to have a Hua Mei, a type of bird that Chinese men traditionally keep as pets; to paint poems (in
- ISBN10 0792277236
- ISBN13 9780792277231
- Publish Date 1 January 2001
- Publish Status Out of Stock
- Out of Print 18 December 2009
- Publish Country US
- Imprint National Geographic Books
- Format Hardcover (Library Binding)
- Pages 32
- Language English