Caryn Yacowitz

Jade Stone (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Chen, Ju Hong

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

"With its rhythm and sounds, this adaptation of a Chinese folktale begs to be read aloud. Visually it advances like the unrolling of an O riental scroll ." - School Library Journal Named a Best Picture Book by San Francisco Chronicle and Book Links Selected for California Collections by California Readers, 2000 When Chan is given a perfect jade stone and is commanded to carve a dragon from it, he senses a different destiny for the gem-and for himself. Perfect for middle readers and warmly illustrated by painter Ju-Hong Chen, this Chinese folktale offers a clear and gentle message of artistic truth and a lesson in staying true to one's self. "A tale about artistic integrity, told with such artful simplicity that it'll be easily accessible to young children." - Kirkus Reviews "This solid retelling of a traditional Chinese folktale concerns artistic integrity... This moral tale has a timeless-and somewhat timely-quality." - Publishers Weekly "Yacowitz's thoughtful adaptation of a traditional Chinese folktale explores the theme of truth in art." - Booklist

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Arcadia Publishing
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781455606511
• Artikelnr.: 66783648

Autorenporträt

Author and playwright Caryn Yacowitz earned an MA in creative writing from San Francisco State University. She publishes poetry and non-fiction work for children on various subjects and teaches writing in northern California.

Ju-Hong Chen is a self-taught artist who grew up in Communist China. Purposely avoiding the training of China's art schools, he worked as an art designer in a factory. He moved to the United States in 1982 and his first picture book earned Parents' Choice Honor Book for illustration. Chen lives in Oregon.