Very disappointed after reading it to my baby tonight. American libraries canadian libraries universal library community texts project gutenberg biodiversity heritage library childrens library open library claremontcollegeol books by language additional collections tamumedicalscienceslibraryol tamuevanslibraryol harvardlibraryol. Caldecott medalist young lon po po opts for elegance in this deceptively simple adaptation of chinese myth. Aaron shepard is the awardwinning author of the bakers dozen, the sea kings daughter, the monkey king, and many more childrens books, while his web site is known internationally as a prime resource for folktales, storytelling, and readers theater.
In the novel, he is a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through taoist practices. The monkey king, known as sun wukong in chinese, is a legendary figure best known as one of the main characters in the 16thcentury chinese novel journey to the west and many later stories and adaptations. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain by the buddha, he later accompa. Monkey king, by ed young, is a visually striking childrens book whose story evokes chinese folklore. The only unnecessary element is an unwieldy gimmick involving pages that fold out of the book. Website home of childrens book author illustrator stephen michael king. Dont expect the real monkey king story from this book. Stephen michael king childrens book author illustrator. A retelling of the traditional chinese fable for children just beginning to read. The monkey kings origins predate the novel and can be traced back to the song dynasty.
Browse laurence king childrens for educational, sticker, colouring and picture books and games. A kidtokid guide to keeping private parts private kimberly king, zack king, sue rama on. In piquant phrases and minimalist collages, he summarizes the antics of the monkey king, a. A classic chinese tale for children is inspired by chinese folktales and legends about monkey, king of the mountain of flowers and fruit, great sage equal to heaven. It took parts and pieces and made it up to an entirely different story.
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