Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze - Softcover

Lewis, Elizabeth F.

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9780440490432: Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze

Softcover

ISBN 10: 044049043X ISBN 13: 9780440490432

Publisher: Laurel Leaf, 1990

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Introduction by Pearl S. Buck. This "accurate, vivid and well-written story" (The New York Times ) is about Young Fu, a country boy, who is apprenticed to a master coppersmith when he and his mother move to the city of Chungking during the exciting and often dangerous 1920s.
A Newbery Medal Book.

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"It is a story full of adventure that I believe you will enjoy as much as I did. "Young Fu" won the Newbery Medal, not only because it was historically and culturally accurate, but because it was and is a really good read."--Katherine Paterson, Newbery Award-winning author of "Bridge to Terabithia" and "Jacob Have I Loved"

“It is a story full of adventure that I believe you will enjoy as much as I did. "Young Fu" won the Newbery Medal, not only because it was historically and culturally accurate, but because it was and is a really good read.”—Katherine Paterson, Newbery Award-winning author of "Bridge to Terabithia" and "Jacob Have I Loved"

It is a story full of adventure that I believe you will enjoy as much as I did. Young Fu won the Newbery Medal, not only because it was historically and culturally accurate, but because it was and is a really good read. Katherine Paterson, Newbery Award-winning author of Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved"

"It is a story full of adventure that I believe you will enjoy as much as I did. Young Fu won the Newbery Medal, not only because it was historically and culturally accurate, but because it was and is a really good read." --Katherine Paterson, Newbery Award-winning author of Bridge to Terabithia and Jacob Have I Loved

About the Author:

Elizabeth Foreman Lewis (1892-1958) received special training in religious education and English literature, and in 1917 was sent to China by the Methodist Women's Board. There she studied the Chinese language and history, and held teaching posts in Shanghai, Chungking, and Nanking. Young Fu was her first book.

William Low was born and raised in New York City. He is the author and illustrator of Chinatown and Old Penn Station, as well as a four time Silver Medal winner at the Society of Illustrators. Currently, he teaches at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.

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