An English-Chinese
Bilingual Book! |
By Tricia Morrissey
Illustrations by Elizabeth Briel - learn more!
An English-Chinese Bilingual Book
ISBN-10: 1-934159-13-1
ISBN-13: 978-1-934159-13-2
Price: US$12.95
H
is for Hong Kong invites children
on a journey through a city brimming with sparkling
high rises, goldfish filled bubbles and humming, busy
streets. Evocative, lyrical text describes each scene
in English, Chinese and Pinyin.
Excerpts:
Gold Fish: Carry home a sliver of gold
swimming in a silver bubble.
Abacus: In the expert click of wooden beads hear shopkeepers measure change.
Chinese Herbs: A thousand years of
tradition wait in a hundred jars of healing herbs.
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Hand-Tinted
Cyanotype Illustrations
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An English-Chinese
Bilingual Book! |
By Tricia Morrissey and Ding Sang
Mak
Illustrations by Chinese Peasant Artists - learn more!
ISBN-10: 1-934159-01-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-934159-01-9
Price: US$12.95
Everyday
Life adds a brilliant, imaginative
splash to your child's library. Multi-colored peasant
art is so detailed and enjoyable, page after page it's
hard to look away. Simple, sweet poetry compliments
each painting just enough to describe the scene, while
leaving room for the reader's own creativity to bloom.
English text, in turn, is complimented by poetry in
Chinese and Pinyin.
Excerpts:
Watermelon Season: Summer comes
with a bumper crop of juicy red fruit and seeds inky
black. So dive and swim and play and eat the watermelon
in your bamboo sack.
Bamboo Harvest: In winter we harvest
the strong woody stalks for chairs and chopsticks and
flutes. Pandas will chew on the leafy bamboo but people
will just eat the shoots.
Pile Up a Snowman: One child rolls
a snowy little head. A big snow belly tumbles from a
sled. Brown mushroom ears, black olive eyes, two families
play under cold winter skies.
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Peasant Art Illustrations
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Page titles
in English letters and Chinese characters! |
By Tricia Morrissey
Illustrations & Calligraphy by Kong Lee - learn more!
ISBN: 0-9715940-7-4
Price: US$12.95
Hiss!
Pop! Boom! offers clear explanations,
with a little added whimsy, for ten Chinese New Year
traditions. The informative text is complimented by
an elegant backdrop of original Classical Chinese Brush
Paintings. Ten traditions are explored, as well as the
ancient arts of calligraphy and brush painting.
Excerpts:
Tray of Happiness: A tray full of happiness sits by the door, ready to share with visitors. Sweet dried fruits like candied melon, lychee nuts, kumquats, longan and coconut sit beside salty, dyed red melon seeds, lotus seeds and peanuts. Each food represents something to hope for in the new year: good health, a strong family, prosperity, being together, happiness, many babies, good children and a long life.
Red Envelopes: Children's pockets
bulge with a windfall of shiny, red envelopes. Each
envelope is a gift; the glossy red paper and golden
designs symbolize hope for happiness in the new year.
Open them later to find coins - or maybe even crisp
paper money - to spend as you like on new toys and sweet
candy.
Firecrackers: To scare away the terrible
Nian, the daring villagers lit hissing, popping firecrackers.
Now the first hours of every new year fill with the
sounds of Hiss! Pop! Boom! After the last firecracker
explodes, when everything is quiet, the wrappers lie
like a red carpet on shop floors and sidewalks.
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Chinese
Classical Brush Painting Illustrations
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Animal names
printed in English letters and Chinese characters! |
By Tricia Morrissey
Calligraphy by Kong Lee - learn more!
ISBN: 0-9715940-5-0
Price: US$12.95
My
Mom is a Dragon introduces children
to the funny, lively, sweet personalities of the lunar
calendar animals. From the clever rat to the generous
boar, the animals are shown in word and image to be
full of life. Gorgeous, detailed paper cut art illustrates
each page as the animals are presented against brilliant
backdrops of jewel-like colors.
Excerpts:
Ox: The stubborn Ox is patient
and hardworking. He thinks carefully, tries to help
others and marches through trouble one hoof at a time.
On the outside he seems simple and slow, but he is always
listening closely and pondering quietly. You can depend
on the Ox.
Rabbit: The nimble Rabbit loves beauty
and has impeccable manners. Peaceful and friendly, the
Rabbit hops in and out of the ruckus but never bullies.
The Rabbit likes to be comfortable, ignoring silly problems
as long as possible. Friendships surround the Rabbit,
whose neighbors receive good advice and kindness.
Horse: The lively Horse follows no
rules. She bolts with grace and flies on four legs.
She is sorely disappointed when others fall behind.
A storm of activity, reckless and high-spirited, she
likes to have her own way. Let the Horse run free and
she is superbly happy. Stop to catch your breath and
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Paper Cut Art Illustrations
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