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Bronze and Sunflower
Cao Wenxuan
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Description for Bronze and Sunflower
Paperback. A classic, heartwarming tale set to the backdrop of the Chinese cultural revolution. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: YFB. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 32. Weight in Grams: 318.
A classic, heartwarming tale set to the backdrop of the Chinese cultural revolution, with the timeless feels of Eva Ibbotson's Journey to the River Sea. A beautifully written, timeless tale by bestselling Chinese author Cao Wenxuan, winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award. When Sunflower, a young city girl, moves to the countryside, she grows to love the reed marsh lands - the endlessly flowing river, the friendly buffalo with their strong backs and shiny round heads, the sky that stretches on and on in its vastness. However, the days are long, and the little girl is ... Read more
A classic, heartwarming tale set to the backdrop of the Chinese cultural revolution, with the timeless feels of Eva Ibbotson's Journey to the River Sea. A beautifully written, timeless tale by bestselling Chinese author Cao Wenxuan, winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award. When Sunflower, a young city girl, moves to the countryside, she grows to love the reed marsh lands - the endlessly flowing river, the friendly buffalo with their strong backs and shiny round heads, the sky that stretches on and on in its vastness. However, the days are long, and the little girl is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Walker Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781406348460
SKU
V9781406348460
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99-5
About Cao Wenxuan
Cao Wenxuan is one of China's most important children's writers and is widely considered the country's most subtle and philosophical, often referred to as China's very own Hans Christian Andersen. He is a professor of Chinese literature at Peking University, and has in turn taught some of China's best young writers. Many of his books have been bestsellers, including Thatched ... Read more
Reviews for Bronze and Sunflower
This quiet and gentle story woven through with thoughtfulness and bright love will stay with me a long time.
Zoe Toft
Playing By the Book
The story successfully crosses the cultural divide and young readers will find it engrossing.
The Tribune
However old you are, this book will expand your horizons.
A Year of ... Read more
Zoe Toft
Playing By the Book
The story successfully crosses the cultural divide and young readers will find it engrossing.
The Tribune
However old you are, this book will expand your horizons.
A Year of ... Read more