Little White Duck: A Childhood in China (Single Titles)
The world is changing for two girls in China in the 1970s. Da Qin--Big Piano--and her younger sister, Xiao Qin--Little Piano--live in the city of Wuhan with their parents. For decades, China's government had kept the country separated from the rest of the world. When their country's leader,...
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The world is changing for two girls in China in the 1970s. Da Qin--Big Piano--and her younger sister, Xiao Qin--Little Piano--live in the city of Wuhan with their parents. For decades, China's government had kept the country separated from the rest of the world. When their country's leader, Chairman Mao, dies, new opportunities begin to emerge. Da Qin and Xiao Qin soon learn that their childhood will be much different than the upbringing their parents experienced. Eight short stories--based on the author's own life--give readers a unique look at what it was like to grow up in China during this important time in history.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780761381150 (0761381155)
ASIN: 0761381155
Publish date: 2012-08-01
Publisher: Graphic Universe
Pages no: 96
Edition language: English
Category:
Childrens,
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
Cultural,
Middle Grade,
Sequential Art,
Graphic Novels,
Comics,
China,
Historical
I really liked this graphic novel and I have a feeling by looking at the cover of it, many children will not be picking it up. The cover is really not very attractive. Inside this cover, there’s eight, great, short stories about living in China during the mid-1970’s. I liked how the author gave a ...
An exceptional graphic memoir about growing up in China in the 1970s. Superbly written and illustrated.
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