Hu Wan and the Sleeping Dragon (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781585369775)

Outside Beijing, China, in the year 1572, nine-year-old Hu-Wan tends the vegetable garden with his grandfather. Their specialty is growing gourds that are made into ladles and bowls and sold in the marketplace. Each year, one special gourd is made into a cricket cage. This year, it is Hu-Wan's turn to grow and carve the special gourd. He decides it should be carved into the shape of a sleeping dragon. When Hu-Wan learns that the emperor has died and his nine-year-old son is named Emperor of China, he decides to give the dragon cricket cage to the young emperor to offer comfort and cheer.

Author: Judy Young
ISBN-10: 1585369772
ISBN-13: 9781585369775
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2017
Pages: 32
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 11.10h x 9.10w x 0.60d

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2017
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 pg. 50 - Marginal, Seriously Flawed