The Legend of Mulan: A Folding Book of the Ancient Poem That Inspired the Disney Animated Film [Hardcover]

Lei Fan (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 96 pages
• Publisher: Disney Editions (June 20, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786863897
• ISBN-13: 978-0786863891
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 5.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,689,375 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Click click, & click click click, by the dorway Mulan weavs, September 14, 2000

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Bruce Aguilar (Hollywood, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Legend of Mulan: A Folding Book of the Ancient Poem That Inspired the Disney Animated Film (Hardcover)

If you want to know the poem that inspired the Disney fillm you can't go wrong with this book. You get the entire original poem along with a beautiful presentation. The poem is very short, but what it lacks in length it makes up for in style and mood. From the outset this is a different kind of book. There is no binding, instead it is one long sheet of parer folded back and forth. This give's the reader the sense they are reading an authentic Chinese document. The photos, drawings, sketches, and Chinese writing inside only heighten this impression. It's also a facinating study in how the film was structured. You can see where Disney added to the story or left things out, as well as see the the visual development of Mulan and her world as told by the pre-production art work. Wthout a doubt, this makes for the best book of a Disney film yet!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Chinese Children and Mulan lovers, October 7, 2004

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KSL "emma-and-me" (Florida, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Legend of Mulan: A Folding Book of the Ancient Poem That Inspired the Disney Animated Film (Hardcover)

I love Disney & what they have done with the books they have made into movies and how they added their touch, often changing the ending to fit their ideas.

Having said that it is also nice & very important for us to read or the author's original story. Hans Christian Anderson's was a gifted writer & story teller of many wonderful books. In his book the Little Mermaid it has a much sadder ending than Disney's. But again, it's important to know the original story.

This is one of my favorite Mulan books, simply because it was done not as a traditional book, but as a Chinese folding style book. The book has 2 red covers - red is a very special color for the Chinese. The paper that was chosen looks like it is handmade paper and that just add to the beauty of this book. I also like that the poem is in English and also Chinese Characters. The author put alot of thought into this book, and it really shines!

This is definately one of my most treasured books!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars 'Legend of Mulan' a Beautiful, Thoughtful Book of Prose, June 25, 1998

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Augie Ray ([e-mail]) (Milwaukee, WI) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Legend of Mulan: A Folding Book of the Ancient Poem That Inspired the Disney Animated Film (Hardcover)

This charming little book would make the perfect gift for a young woman interested in learning more about the story behind Disney's hit animated feature, "Mulan." The book itself is not long--in fact it can be read cover to cover in less than five minutes--but what it lacks in text it makes up in lovely artwork and in thoughful prose.<P>The book itself is a curiosity; it folds out from one long sheet of paper rather than being bound. Within its folds, you can read the ancient poem upon which Disney's movie was based. Accompanying the prose are sketches, pre-production artwork, and images from "Mulan."<P>The ancient poem combined Disney's artwork make "The Legend of Mulan" an interesting and fascinating read.