Everyday Life: Through Chinese Peasant Art

Tricia Morrissey, Ding Sang Mak

$12.95

Publication Date: April 1st, 2008

Publisher:

Global Directions/Things Asian Press

ISBN:

9781934159019

Pages:

Description

Everyday Life introduces children to the vibrant world created by Shanghai's Jinshan artists. From a watermelon harvest to an autumn festival to a child's winter game, vivid, friendly peasant art brings everyday life in rural China into our lives. Simple, rhythmic poems, presented in English, Chinese and Pinyin, beautifully accent each painting. Everyday Life's colorful, bustling illustrations will capture a child's imagination, while descriptive bilingual text invites English and Chinese readers to enjoy the sweetness of each page. ThingsAsian Kids presents a series of books introducing children to the beauty and wonder of Asia. Other ThingsAsian Kids books include My Mom is a Dragon and My Dad is a Boar, a whimsical introduction to Chinese paper cut art and the lunar calendar animals; Hiss Pop Boom Celebrating Chinese New Year; and H is for Hong Kong, an international twist on the classic primer, featuring a lovely, hand-tinted cyanotype photographs.

About the Author

Tricia Morrissey Author of Hiss! Pop! Boom!, My Mom is a Dragon and My Dad is a Boar, and H is for Hong Kong, Tricia Morrissey was born in Nairobi, Kenya, and spent her childhood in Africa, Greece, and the United States. She now lives in San Francisco where she writes and edits books for children, specializing in the culture of China. Ding Sang Mak Ding Sang Mak was born in Guangdong, China. He lived and worked in Hong Kong for thirty-two years, serving in the Hong Kong Government Civil Service. He now lives in Hawaii with his family, and his hobbies include reading, Chinese calligraphy, literature, and history.