[LM_NET] ELEM/SEC: BOOK REVIEW: What the Rat Told Me: A Legend of the Chinese Zodiac by Marie Sellers, Catherine Louis, and Wang Fei

[Toni Buzzeo <tonibuzzeo@TONIBUZZEO.COM>]

What the Rat Told Me: A Legend of the Chinese Zodiac by Marie 
Sellers, Catherine Louis, and Wang Fei, author, illustrator, and 
calligrapher.  NorthSouth, 2008. 978-0-7358-2220-7

This stunningly illustrated porquoi tale is based on a Buddhist 
legend that dates back to the Han Dynasty and tells the story of how 
the twelve animals (rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, 
sheep, monkey, rooster, dog, and pig) came to visit the Great Emperor 
of Heaven on the Jade Mountain and become the twelve signs of the 
Chinese zodiac.  It also reveals the cat and the rat, who used to be 
the best of friends, are enemies now for all eternity.  The 
outstanding linoleum prints that illustrate each page will tempt 
young artists to make prints of their own.  And few will be able to 
resist trying their hands at the calligraphic symbols for each 
animal.  This is a book with a dozen or more curriculum uses from art 
to Chinese history, to legends and porquoi tales. Suggested ages: 5-adult


Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS <mailto:tonibuzzeo@tonibuzzeo.com>
Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita
Buxton, ME 04093
http://www.tonibuzzeo.com
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