I wanted to tell you all of the very successful Author Visitor we had here
in Middleton in October. The particulars are listed below. She was able
to keep students spellbound from Kindergarten to 5th grade. It was clear
that she would be very good for older students as well.
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About Ji-li
After coming to the United States from Shanghai, China in 1984, Ji-li
Jiang studied Travel Industry Management in Hawaii, and then worked as a
Corporate Operations Analyst and Budgeting Director in Hawaii and
Chicago. In 1992, she co-founded East West Exchange, Inc, a company
promotes and facilitates cultural and business exchanges between China
and western countries.
For over twenty years Ji-li nursed the memories of her childhood, and
finally brought them to life in Red Scarf Girl, her first book for older
students, in 1997. After she published her first book, Ji-li has been
invited to give 400+ speeches at schools and conferences and reached tens
of thousands students, teachers and librarians. She felt that she had
found a home, for she used to be a science teacher in China herself. So
she stayed. In 2001, her adaptation of Chinese classic story Magical
Monkey King - Mischief in Heaven was first serialized on over 100
newspapers and received warmly by young and old children. The story was
published in a book form in 2002.
Ji-li Jiang now lives in the San Francisco Bay area. Besides writing, she
gives speeches about her book and the life in China. She has visited
hundreds of schools, conferences and conventions and talked to thousands
of people in the past four years since her first book was published. Ji-li
also devotes her time to various cultural exchange programs, including
bringing American entertainers to participate art festivals in China;
sending doctors to China to study alternative medicine; and organizing
groups to have a cultural trip in China. She says, "Helping to bridge the
gap between China and western countries is something I find fascinating,
challenging and rewarding. I truly believe that better understanding among
people around the world is the route to peace."
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Magical Monkey King
Adopted From the Classic Chinese Tale by Ji-li
Jiang illustrated
by Hui Hui Su-Kennedy
Published by HarperCollins
The Magical Monkey King
In China, thousands of years ago, amidst a terrible storm, a stone monkey
comes to life. "Monkey," as he is known in the story, then created many
adventures that have magnetized us for generations.
Ji-li felt that she had found a home, for she used to be a science teacher
in China herself. So she stayed. In 2001, her adaptation of Chinese
classic story Magical Monkey King was first serialized on over 100
newspapers and received warmly by young and old children. The story was
published in a book fo
http://www.jilijiang.com/monkey-king/index.html
BJ Rae
School Library Media Specialist
Northside Elementary School
Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District
Middleton Wisconsin
bonnier@mcpasd.k12.wi.us
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