Fiction
Where the Mountain Meets the MoonPRC
Grace Lin
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Year 3 / 4 / 5 / 6
Themes
adventure · family · magic · identity
Skills
vocabulary · inference · narrative-structure · cultural-literacy
Difficulty
Medium
Pages
288 pages
Description
Minli sets off to find the Old Man of the Moon to change her family's fortune, weaving Chinese folktales into a single quest narrative. Beautifully illustrated by the author.
中文版
Minli 出发去找月老,想改变家里的命运。多个中国民间传说织在一条主线里,作者亲自配的插图很美。
Parent's call · SparkRoute editor take
Excellent for Chinese-heritage kids — the folktales' frames will be familiar but the plot is fresh. Read alongside Possum Magic as a pair on cultural identity.
中文版
华裔孩子的极佳读物 — 民间故事的框架熟悉但情节是新的。和 Possum Magic 一起组成"文化认同"双连。
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