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Yoko, who has recently moved from Japan to California, discovers how to honor her grandmother on her birthday through the delicate craft of origami. Using paper folding skills, she creates swan shapes that fly from her hands to her grandmother’s doorway, linking distance with love and tradition in a tender celebration of family bonds.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Rosemary Wells
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