A Chinese Zoo: Fables and Proverbs
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Demi
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1987
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Here is another lovely book by Demi. The proverbs of the title are the morals of the thirteen fables, which invite reflection very effectively. The layout of each two-page spread is the same: a fan-design encloses the illustration, with text above left and right and moral in English and Chinese below in the center. My favorites include the stories of the hedgehogs and the supposedly stolen spade, of the bee-stung bear who explains I only saw the honey, of the pandas with three-foot chopsticks in hell and heaven, and of the artist who exclaimed It took a year to learn how to paint a perfect picture of the Dragon Queen in a flash! Several fables present variations of better known stories. Thus DS features a phoenix over water, there are three blind mice around an elephant, a squirrel is ready to hold up the falling sky, and a lion approaches unicorns in TB. Well done, Demi! The extra copy has seen a great deal of use. Its dust jacket tells some interesting tales: Did Jovanovich bow out of the firm between the two printings? In any case, the firm's addresses both in San Diego and in New York have changed between printings.
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Harcourt Brace Jovanovich
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2488 (Access ID)