- Library Binding: 224 pages
- Publisher: Dutton Juvenile (Jan 28 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0525392440
- ISBN-13: 978-0525392446
- Product Dimensions: 21.7 x 14.7 x 2.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 426 g
- Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,710,622 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A series of fascinating Chinese stories, strong in humor and rich in Chinese wisdom, in which the author has caught admirably the spirit of Chinese life and thought.
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"A shamelessly rainy day, my honorable Brother Chi." Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Fabulous to Read Aloud,
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This review is from: Shen of The Sea: Chinese Stories for Children (Library Binding)
Reason for Reading: Read aloud to my 9yo son. We always have a book of folktales, fairy tales, myths, etc. on the go, reading one story every school day.Comments: I have read this book once before to myself some time ago, as an adult, and came away with the impression that it was OK (maybe 3 stars) but now I think I've found out the problem with that first reading. This book is meant to be read aloud! The stories are told in a storyteller voice that just rolls of the tongue when reading out loud and brings them gloriously to life. The stories are hilarious and I can't say that my ds or I didn't like even a single one the tales. I'm not convinced these are traditional Chinese stories (I've read a lot of folktales in my life and never heard any of these before) but would guess that Chrisman wrote them himself based on the style of Chinese tales. The tales often rely on repetition, some are origin stories and they cover a wide spectrum of characters from peasants to princesses and Kings. A number of the stories are about someone who is not too bright or is incredibly lazy or stubborn. While the great majority of tales are folktales a few pass over into fairytale territory with the appearance of a few dragons and other Chinese mythical creatures. Every single time this book came out my son's face lit up, he thoroughly enjoyed it! I also had a ton of fun reading it. This book has a habit of getting mixed reviews and to those who give it low ratings, I ask you to read aloud a couple of stories to a child or group of children. Then see if you don't change your mind! I've found in my 21 years as a mother that some children's books just beg to be read aloud and don't do the trick when read silently. The only thing I'm not too keen on are the silhouette illustrations. Yes, they add to the ethnicity of the book but detailed drawings would have been more fun to look at.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Chinese Tales kinda boring,
By A Customer
This review is from: Shen of The Sea: Chinese Stories for Children (Library Binding)
This book was a collection of Chinese folk tales for children.A few were cool,but some were boring.If you love newberrys or folk tales,you'll like the book.I only read it cause I like newberrys and hope to read them all.Also they sometimes use Chinese words and tell you what they mean,but the sentence won't make sense.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Shen of the Sea,
By A Customer
This review is from: Shen of The Sea: Chinese Stories for Children (Library Binding)
I had to read this book for a Literature class I am taking. I found it difficult to read. The characters names were often so similar that you were confused about who was who.I did think that some of the stories had cute references about how things came to be (i.e. the story about the Chop-Sticks). Unfortunately, had I not been forced to read it for class I don't think I would have read further than the first couple of stories.
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