Journey To The West Children S Book

Xī yóu jì is a chinese novel published in the 16th century during the ming dynasty and attributed to wu cheng en.

Journey to the west children s book. Kathryn lin retells this story in a format accessible to young and very young children. Full of humor and adventure journey to the west is a story of self discovery and the pursuit of excellence. Read difficulties resolved on the journey to the west. This is a book that takes part of the journey to the west and strips down much of the wording you get with a normal translation of that book.

Each phase lasts 10 800 years. Journey to the west is a chinese classic for all readers be young or old. A task that the author does with admirable skill. I ii iii iv v vi vii viii ix x xi and xii the twelve branches.

Journey to the west. Each of the 37 pages of this book is richly illustrated with numerous bright eye catching watercolors and drawings. My only regret is that he didn t continue on and do it for the whole of the journey to the west. The journey to the west books 7 8 and 9.

Three classic stories in simplified chinese and pinyin 1200 word vocabulary level. The journey to the west is one of the four great works of chinese literature. An illustrated children s book the journey to the west a 400 year old chinese tale brought to life with vibrant chinese watercolors and charming rhyming verses created by. Although this is a picture book geared towards young people this is an excellent story that should be used for commemorating women s history or native american month for any age group.

Lu xun loves reading it too. Each cycle can be divided into twelve phases. Written by chinese scholar wu cheng en more than four hundred years ago it reflects everyone s pilgrimage towards truth peace and beauty. There are numerous versions of the classic and this one is adapted from nanjing shidetangs version published in ming dynasty.

He even takes it as his textbook. The beautiful illustrations at key points of the incredible journey of lewis and clark highlights the essential role sacagawea played in the successful outcome. The purpose is to make it easier to understand and enjoy. Journey to the west chinese.