Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze

Lewis, Elizabeth Foreman

ISBN 10: 0805005498 / ISBN 13: 9780805005493

Published by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1973

Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00100053243

Synopsis:

A young man's experiences as an apprentice in the bustling city of Chungking illuminate life in pre-revolutionary China

About the Author:

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.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Publication Date: 1973
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Young, Ed
Condition: Very Good