| The Magic Paintbrush Contributor(s): Yep, Laurence (Author), Wang, Suling (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0064408523 ISBN-13: 9780064408523 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2003 Annotation: Blending fantasy with the lore of Chinese-American immigrants, Yep delivers this affecting story of a young Chinese boy who learns the scenes his paintbrush creates are real--and what it really means to be of Chinese heritage. Illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Fantasy & Magic - Juvenile Fiction | Family - Multigenerational - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - United States - Asian American |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 99034959 |
| Lexile Measure: 530 |
| Physical Information: 0.29" H x 5.14" W x 7.61" (0.14 lbs) 96 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast - Ethnic Orientation - Chinese - Geographic Orientation - California - Locality - San Francisco, California - Topical - Family |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 35634 Reading Level: 3.8 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 2.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Steve can hardly believe it. With his new paintbrush, whatever he paints becomes real. Now he, Grandfather, and Uncle Fong can wish for anything they want. Uncle Fong uses the paintbrush to return to China, to the village of his childhood, and Grandfather wants to visit the Lady on the Moon. Steve wonders if the paintbrush can bring his parents back. But they all soon realize the paintbrush might have its own agenda. . |
Contributor Bio(s): Wang, Suling: - Suling Wang has worked in illustration, animation, and multimedia design for several years. She lives in San Francisco, California.Yep, Laurence: - Laurence Yep is the acclaimed author of more than sixty books for young people and a winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. His illustrious list of novels includes the Newbery Honor Books Dragonwings and Dragon's Gate; The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, a Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee; and The Dragon's Child: A Story of Angel Island, which he cowrote with his niece, Dr. Kathleen S. Yep, and was named a New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing" and a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book. Mr. Yep grew up in San Francisco, where he was born. He attended Marquette University, graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and received his PhD from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He lives in Pacific Grove, California, with his wife, the writer Joanne Ryder. |