The Most Beautiful Face
Find the Secret Behind the Mask
Published on 20. April 2024
Book
Hardback
40 pages
978-1-63288-016-1 (ISBN)
Description
Mei finds an old album in Grandma's house in Beijing. She discovers a charming character doing a back flip on a faded photo and surprisingly learns this is her late Grandpa. She wishes she could have spent more time with him. Grandma says Grandpa was one of the best performers of Peking Opera (jing ju). It is hard for Mei to imagine him singing and doing back flips, so Grandma takes Mei to a show at the Mei Lanfang Grand Theater. The wonderful performance and Grandma's explanations offer Mei a beautiful overview of Peking Opera, the classic Chinese performance art, as well as interesting stories of her Grandpa. Mei returns to Washington D.C. after vacation. She decides to introduce the " most beautiful face" to her friends. What is the most beautiful face? Why does Mei love it? Will her friends like it too? Let's follow the traditional Chinese paintbrush to enjoy an affectionate story about familial love, and learn about the traditional Chinese art enriched by more than a thousand years of culture and filled with great hopes for the future.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: From Kindergarten to Second Grade, Interest Age: From 5 to 7 years
Edition type
Bilingual edition
Product notice
Picture book
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 286 mm
Width: 212 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
363 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-63288-016-1 (9781632880161)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Li Jian has a B.A. in Chinese painting from Hebei Normal University. Formerly a middle school art teacher and children's book editor, he currently owns his own illustration studio, focusing on stories for children. Yajuan Lu is a native " Beijinger." She graduated from Peking University Health Science Center, and later gained her Juris Doctor degree from University of Pittsburgh in the U.S. She has two lovely children, Mei and Andrew. Yajuan has worked as a health policy expert in both the U.S. and China. Her frequent travels between the U.S. and China led her to believe that her children will also need strong skills in both cultures, and she thought the best way to build them is through reading. This has led Yajuan to active reading and writing of bilingual children's books.