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Chinese Children's Favorite Stories

Chinese Children's Favorite Stories Hardcover - 2005

by Yip, Mingmei

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Tuttle Publishing. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. 2005. Hardcover. 0804835896 . Nice copy without dustjacket as issued. ; 9 X 0.7 X 9 inches; 96 pages .
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  • Title Chinese Children's Favorite Stories
  • Author Yip, Mingmei
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Hardcover with J
  • Condition Used - Very Good with No dust jacket as issued
  • Pages 96
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Tuttle Publishing, Vermont
  • Date 2005
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 130308
  • ISBN 9780804835893 / 0804835896
  • Weight 1.3 lbs (0.59 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 9 x 0.6 in (22.86 x 22.86 x 1.52 cm)
  • Ages 05 to 14 years
  • Grade levels K - 9
  • Reading level 880
  • Library of Congress subjects Folklore - China, Tales - China
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004101748
  • Dewey Decimal Code E

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Summary

This volume of beloved Chinese stories contains a delightful selection from the rich store of Chinese folklore and legend. Discover the many delightful animal characters as well as Chang-E, the famous Eight Immortals, and Guan Yin, goddess of compassion. Retold for an international audience, the beautifully illustrated stories will give children aged six to ten in other countries a glimpse into both the tradition and culture of China.

Other titles in the series include Japanese Children's Favorite Stories: Books One and Two , Balinese Children's Favorite Stories, Filipino Children's Favorite Stories, and Singapore Children's Favorite Stories. Korean Children's Favorite Stories, andFavorite Children's Stories from China and Tibet.

From the publisher

Mingmei Yip began writing and painting during her childhood in Hong Kong. Her first newspaper article was published when she was fourteen; the next year she was admitted to the prestigious Hong Kong Chinese Contemporary Artists' Guild, becoming its youngest member. A show of her paintings was held in New York City, where she lives, in Fall of 2002. http://www.mingmeiyip.com

First line

A long time ago in ancient China, all roads to the capital of Luoyang were teeming every day with people from the four corners and five directions.

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Media reviews

"Yip's writing is clear and accessible to children, and the bright pastel illustrations are appealing."—School Library Journal

About the author

Mingmei Yip began writing and painting during her childhood in Hong Kong. Her first newspaper article was published when she was fourteen; the next year she was admitted to the prestigious Hong Kong Chinese Contemporary Artists' Guild, becoming its youngest member. For many years her paintings appeared regularly in Hong Kong exhibitions. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Paris (Sorbonne) and has studied the traditional Chinese arts of Tai Chi, Qin music, Buddhist sacred chant and calligraphy. Mingmei has collaborated with Carnegie Hall and the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. She is the author of the popular Chinese Children's Favorite Stories and four novels: Skeleton Women, Peach Blossom Pavilion, Petals from the Sky and Song of the Silk Road. She lives in New York City.