Story of the Chinese Zodiac: English Chinese [Hardcover]

Monica Chang (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 32 pages
• Publisher: Pan Asian Pubns; 1ST edition (June 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 957322173X
• ISBN-13: 978-9573221739
• Product Dimensions: 12.2 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,175,496 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An ancient race, May 16, 2000

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This review is from: Story of the Chinese Zodiac: English Chinese (Hardcover)

Pictures are colorful. Text is easy and fun for children of grade 1 to understand. Children were hanging on to every word. It's wonderful that the story is done in dual languages.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome artwork enhances this story, September 6, 2002

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This review is from: Story of the Chinese Zodiac: English Chinese (Hardcover)

"Story of the Chinese Zodiac" is retold by Monica Chang with an English translation by Rick Charette. The story is presented in a bilingual English/Chinese format, and features illustrations by Arthur Lee.

The book tells the story of a great race which determines which animals get to be part of the Chinese zodiac. A central character in the tale is the Rat, who hatches a cunning plot.

The illustrations really make this book special. The pictures appear to be photographs of intricate, beautifully colored paper sculptures. There are some really memorable scenes: the cat and rat lounging together; the majestic Heavenly God consulting with the Earth God; the arrival of the majestic, multicolored dragon; and more. Some scenes are rendered very cleverly; I especially loved an aerial view of the animals running through the trees. Overall, a great book for children (and adults!) who have an interest in myth and folklore, or who just love innovative artwork.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful artwork, March 3, 2002

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This review is from: Story of the Chinese Zodiac: English Chinese (Hardcover)

This book has beautiful artwork, all cut paper, of the animals in the Zodiac story. I haven't read other books of this kind, but this one was used in my child's preschool class to talk about Chinese New Year, and all of the 4-5 year olds seemed to enjoy it a lot. I can see that kids would love to spend lots of time looking at the pictures themselves because they are so detailed and well-done.