Little leap forward : a boy in Beijing.
Little leap forward : a boy in Beijing.
By
:
Yue, Guo, 1958-
Publication Date
:
2008
Subject Term
:
Freedom -- Juvenile fiction.
Friendship -- Juvenile fiction.
Family life -- China -- Juvenile fiction.
Communism -- Juvenile fiction.
Geographic Term
:
China -- History -- 1949-1976 -- Juvenile fiction.
Genre
:
Historical fiction -- Juvenile fiction.
Additional Contributors
:
Farrow, Clare, 1965-
Cann, Helen, 1969- ,
Summary
:
In Communist China in 1966, eight-year-old Leap Forward learns about freedom while flying kites with his best friend, by trying to get a caged wild bird to sing, and through the music he is learning to play on a bamboo flute. Includes author's notes on his childhood in Beijing, life under Mao Zedong, and the Cultural Revolution.
Language
:
English
ISBN
:
9781846862519
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
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| St. John's - Michael Donovan (SJB) | Juv Fic Pbk | Juvenile Fiction Paperback | FIC YUE | Checked In |