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Product Details
Aladdin, November 1995
Trade Paperback, 32 pages
ISBN-10: 0689806167
ISBN-13: 9780689806162
Grades: 1 - 4
Awards and Nominations
- CBC/NCSS Notable Children's Book in Social Studies
- IRA/CBC Children's Choices
Description
Adapted by Amy Tan from her renowned novel, The Joy Luck Club, The Moon Lade is the first work for children by this critically acclaimed author.
The story begins in modern day America, when Ying-ying hears her granddaughters clamor about their wishes on a rainy afternoon with nothing to do. Thinking back to a time when she had many wishes, too, Ying-ying tells them a story from her childhood in China. At the Moon Festival, Ying-ying discovered the nature of wishes -- where they spring from and how they are fulfilled...
Gretchen Schields' intricate and dynamic paintings in the tradition of Chinese folk and decorative art vividly bring to life Amy Tan's masterfully told tale of self-discovery.
