where the mountain meets the moon book cover

Once again, she has created a charming, engaging book for young readers.

Her beautiful illustrations, printed in full-color, accompany the text throughout. A fantasy crossed with Chinese folklore, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon is a timeless story reminiscent of The Wizard of Oz and Kelly Barnhill's The Girl Who Drank the Moon. Grace Lin, author of the beloved Year of the Dog and Year of the Rat returns with a wondrous story of adventure, faith, and friendship.

She encounters an assorted cast of characters and magical creatures along the way, including a dragon who accompanies her on her quest for the ultimate answer. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family's fortune. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life's questions. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Newbery Honor Book). In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents. This stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry.

This stunning fantasy inspired by Chinese folklore is a companion novel to Starry River of the Sky and the New York Times bestselling and National Book Award finalist When the Sea Turned to Silver Notice the color in the image.A Time Magazine 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time selection!Ī Reader’s Digest Best Children’s Book of All Time!.Visit author Grace Lin’s website for more information about the book including an extensive activity guide for Where the Mountain Meets the Moon. Print image analysis bookmarks for students to use to guide their analysis. Encourage students to study and analyze each image they encounter while reading. There are full page illustrations throughout the book that depict the plot of the story. But I, the Old Man of the Moon, Guardian of the Book of. This beautiful book embeds image analysis in the text. Ba, tell me the story about Fruitless Mountain again, Minli would say as her mother spooned. Inspired by these stories, Minli sets off on an extraordinary journey to find the Old Man on the Moon to ask him how she can change her family’s fortune. In the evenings, her father regales her with old folktales of the Jade Dragon and the Old Man on the Moon, who knows the answers to all of life’s questions. In the valley of Fruitless Mountain, a young girl named Minli lives in a ramshackle hut with her parents.

Where the mountain meets the moon book cover