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A young man's experiences as an apprentice in the bustling city of Chungking illuminate life in pre-revolutionary China
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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
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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
As a young woman, Elizabeth Foreman Lewis was trained in religious education and English literature, and in 1917 she was sent to China by the Methodist Women's Board. There she studied the Chinese language and history, and held various teaching posts. After she returned to the United States, Mrs. Lewis wrote Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze, her first book. She is the author of several other books for young readers. Mrs. Lewis died in 1958 at the age of sixty-six.
Ed Young was born and raised in China. At the age of twenty he came to the United States, where he studied at the University of Illinois and at the Art Center College in Los Angeles. Mr. Young has won many honors and awards for his illustrations, including the Caldecott Medal for Lon Po Po and Caldecott Honors for Seven Blind Mice and The Emperor and the Kite. He has illustrated many other notable books for children, including Cat and Rat and Birches.
Ed Young was born and raised in China. At the age of twenty he came to the United States, where he studied at the University of Illinois and at the Art Center College in Los Angeles. Mr. Young has won many honors and awards for his illustrations, including the Caldecott Medal for Lon Po Po and Caldecott Honors for Seven Blind Mice and The Emperor and the Kite. He has illustrated many other notable books for children, including Cat and Rat and Birches.
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- PublisherHenry Holt & Co
- Publication date1973
- ISBN 10 0805005498
- ISBN 13 9780805005493
- BindingHardcover
- IllustratorWiese Kurt
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