A collection of traditional Vietnamese legends about the spirits and fairies ranging about the skies over Vietnam and the mortals under their influence exemplifies the universal fascination with the stars.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 3-7-Six appealing, readable legends account for celestial events or describe encounters between sky fairies and mortals. "The Moon Fairy" and "The Weaver Fairy and the Buffalo Boy" originated in China and are commonly told in eastern Asia; these retellings differ in detail and have a more contemporary feeling than versions in Frances Carpenter's Tales of a Chinese Grandmother (Amereon, 1937) and Jeanne Lee's Legend of the Milky Way (Holt, 1982). Accompanying "The Miraculous Banyan Tree" are words and music for the Vietnamese song, "The Man in the Moon." An ecological message is smoothly worked into "Why the Rooster Crows at Sunrise." Notes tell of the stories' origins and explain elements of Vietnamese folklore. A pronunciation guide to Vietnamese names is also included. A pleasurable, informative, well-chosen collection to read aloud, enjoy alone, or tell to a group.
Diane S. Marton, Arlington County Library, VA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Diane S. Marton, Arlington County Library, VA
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Booklist
Gr. 4-6. This collection of six Vietnamese tales opens with two simple pourquoi stories explaining how the sun and moon got their respective jobs in the sky. Following are four affecting, unusual stories, three of which concern sky fairies and their doomed relationships with humans. "The Moon Fairy," about the dehumanizing effect of greed upon a formerly poor but generous man, is a particularly powerful story. Vuong includes notes on common motifs in Vietnamese and Chinese folklore, sources her tales in the original Vietnamese texts, and incorporates a pronunciation guide to Vietnamese names and phrases. Nicely illustrated with pen-and-ink drawings, the stories should have wide appeal across age levels, and they easily will lend themselves to telling or reading aloud. Janice Del Negro
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