Moon Festival [Library Binding]

Ching Yeung Russell (Author), Christopher Zhong-Yuan Zhang (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 5 and up | Grade Level: K and up

A moving, autobiographical story complemented by jubilant oil paintings features a Chinese girl who prays to the goddess, Chang O, on the traditional Chinese autumn holiday called Moon Festival, that she will be reunited with her parents."

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 5 and up
  
• Library Binding: 32 pages
• Publisher: Boyds Mills Press; 1st edition (September 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563975963
• ISBN-13: 978-1563975967
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 10 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,337,696 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Ching Yeung Russell is the author of four novels based on her childhood growing up in China - First Apple, Water Ghost, Lichee Tree, and Child Bride - as well as the picture book Moon Festival. Her latest book, Tofu Quilt, is the story of her struggle to become a writer from the age of twelve. Ms. Russell was born in Guangdong, China and later moved to Hong Kong. A graduate of Hong Kong Baptist College, she worked as a freelance writer before marrying an American and emigrating to the United States. She and her husband, Phillip K. Russell, whose photographs illustrated her first published work, A Day on a Shrimp Boat, are the parents of two grown sons, Jonathan and Jeremy. Find out more about Ching Y. Russell at her website: http://chingyeung.homestead.com.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book on a Fun Celebration!, March 4, 2006

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This review is from: Moon Festival (Library Binding)

I bought this book when my daughter had just turned two and we lived in San Francisco. We had gone to the annual fair in Chinatown in San francisco and found it to be less than expected. The street that had traditional Chinese activities on it was fun, but the rest was very boring. On our way home we bought this book and it's been well loved ever since. She's five now and she still loves to look at the pictures and have it read to her. The story is well told, and I can't imagine this book without the illustrations that accompany it.