Pub Date: March 1, 2004
Dewey: 398.20951045
LCCN: 2003027060
Lexile Code: 0660
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product, Table of Contents
Target Age Group: 07 to 10
Physical Info: 0.40" H x 8.00" L x 5.00" W ( 0.35 lbs) 128 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales and Folklore | Country and Cultural | Legends Myths Fables | Asian | Fantasy | General
Description: The ALA Notable author of "Red Scarf Girl" presents traditional tales about the Monkey King, the irrepressible trickster hero of Chinese legend. Embellished with Hui Hui Su-Kennedy's charming black-and-white illustrations, these hilarious stories bring the Monkey King and his friends to life.
Brief description:
Ji-Li Jiang is the author of Red Scarf Girl (an ALA Notable Book), her own account of growing up in China under the Cultural Revolution. Born in Shanghai in 1954, she was a science teacher before coming to the United Sates in 1984. In 1992 she started a company, East West Exchange, to promote cultural exchange between Western countries and China. She lives near San Francisco, California.
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