H Is for Hong Kong: A Primer in Pictures (Alphabetical World) [Hardcover]

Tricia Morrissey (Author), Elizabeth Briel (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: K and up | Series: Alphabetical World

Taking the classic primer on an international journey, H is for Hong Kong teaches children to read as well as understand a new culture. Each page is written in English and Chinese, including Chinese characters. Simple, playful, and evocative language describes elements of daily life in Hong Kong. Children will advance their language skills while learning about trams, roosters, chess players, fishermen, lapdogs, shoe repairmen, street sweepers, and more. Every page also features a hand-tinted cyanotype photograph of a typical Hong Kong scene, making this book a pleasure not only for children, but also for their parents, teachers, librarians, and Hong Kong aficionados of all ages.

 

 

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About the Author

Tricia Morrissey
Author of Hiss! Pop! Boom!, My Mom is a Dragon and My Dad is a Boar, and Everyday Life Through Chinese Peasant Art, 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.

Elizabeth Briel
With a BFA in painting, Elizabeth Briel has been an itinerant artist in various capacities, working with the Liverpool Biennial, studying sculpture in Tuscany,  and teaching photography to street kids in Cambodia. She has also worked in private collections in Dubai, England, Korea, the US, Hong Kong, and Norway. Currently based in Hong Kong, she specializes in cyanotypes, one of the earliest photo processes from the nineteenth century.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 36 pages
• Publisher: Global Directions/Things Asian Press; Bilingual edition (June 1, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1934159131
• ISBN-13: 978-1934159132
• Product Dimensions: 10.3 x 6.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,791,817 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, November 16, 2009

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Matthew C. Briel (Bronx, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: H Is for Hong Kong: A Primer in Pictures (Alphabetical World) (Hardcover)

Being the artist's brother, I may be a bit biased. But I've found it to be excellent with children around 5 years old. Parents can enjoy the beautiful pictures (created by an unusual process called cyanotype) that are something in between photos and paintings while children enjoy entering into a vibrant city with their imaginations.

5.0 out of 5 stars Hong Kong--An Alphabetical View, January 15, 2011

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Janet Brown "author of Tone Deaf in Bangkok" (Bangkok, Thailand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: H Is for Hong Kong: A Primer in Pictures (Alphabetical World) (Hardcover)

Hong Kong is as dizzying as it is delightful but when I first went there, I had an underpinning for what whirled around me in that city. I had already perused H is for Hong Kong.

Its mysterious blue images were already imprinted in my imagination and as I roamed about, they explained much of what I saw. Elizabeth Briel is a noted photographer who has lived in Hong Kong and knows it well; her view of this place helped to inform my own.

Since then I have given this book to several children and have been thrilled with the way that they fall into the pictures, immersed in the magic of what they see. H is for Hong Kong expands imaginations and world views for all ages, through its haunting images and sparkling, bilingual text.