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The Children of China: An Artist's Journey

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I bought this book for my daughter who is Chinese. I use it as an educational and cultural tool of the country of her birth. The pictures are wonderful to enjoy as both an adult and child. My daughter is now two and we enjoy reading the captions to the pictures and as she gets older, I can read her the full text. It is a must have book for parents with children from China.

I would agree that this is a must have book for any family adopting a child from China. It is also a great book for any elementary classroom . The artwork is beautiful and the explanations are simple and interesting.

During the years of China's Cultural Revolution, Song Nan Zhang and his family were scattered to toil in the far corners of China. He did not dare to leave the country, but he did long to know its nomadic peoples who seemed free to move, work, and worship. As soon as this period ended he took every chance to travel to China's most remote reaches, painting children who grow up in the saddle, who ride oxen to school, who are as agile as the mountain goats they tend. His respect and affection shine in every glorious painting!

And of the nine ethnic groups he surveys, four are Muslim communities: the Hui, the Uygur, the Kazadk, and the Tajik. In addition, one ought to know that there are Tibetan Muslims too! Supplemented with wonderfully detailed background text and a helpful endpaper map.

Teachers/Librarians: 4th grade - adult, social studies/humanities curriculum.