Min-Yo and the Moon Dragon

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When the moon suddenly appears to be approaching the earth, young Min-Yo climbs the cobweb staircase between the earth and moon to ask the moon dragon for help.

When the moon suddenly appears to be approaching the earth, young Min-Yo climbs the cobweb staircase between the earth and moon to ask the moon dragon for help.

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1992 Hardcover 1st Edition Fine in Very Good jacket HBDJ, Stated 1st edition, 1992, 1st printing, with A Intact Number Line on Copyright pg, FINE-/VG, AS-IS, Interior nice tight ... clean light wear Fox. DJ protected clear mylar, Unpaginated, DJ light rub wear, Glossy Laminated covers light wear, Couple tiny dings to DJ, 4to, TALL, small tears top Spine DJ, Light crease back DJ. Ancient cobweb staircase between the earth & the Moon is loose & droopy now. is the moon slowly falling towartd the earth as wise men say? Moon dragon may be only one. Read more Show Less

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Overview

When the moon suddenly appears to be approaching the earth, young Min-Yo climbs the cobweb staircase between the earth and moon to ask the moon dragon for help.

When the moon suddenly appears to be approaching the earth, young Min-Yo climbs the cobweb staircase between the earth and moon to ask the moon dragon for help.

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Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly
This original creation myth provides a clever explanation for the genesis of the stars. The people of China notice that the moon is sinking lower in the night sky and fear that it will soon crash into the earth. The emperor, on the advice of his wise men, locates Min-Yo, a girl light enough to climb the cobweb staircase to the moon , where she can ask the moon dragon for help. She learns that the moon is weighed down by the many gifts of diamonds presented to the moon dragon over the years. Min-Yo and the dragon relieve the burden by flinging the diamonds into the sky. Though Hillman's writing exhibits an imaginative flair, her text is uneven, reading at some times like an ancient tale, at others like a pat contemporary story. Wallner's watercolor and colored - pencil illustrations contrast muted black-gray skies with the candied hues of a fantasy world. Unfortunately, the paintings' delicate borders--inlaid with floral patterns and men rowing long boats--clash with the interior art and prove distracting. Lisa Desimini's recent How the Stars Fell into the SkyMC: is the following format correct for referring to earlier review?/dd ok now, eed (Children's Forecasts, Mar. 16), based on a Native American legend, offers yet another interpretation of this topic. Ages 4-8. (Mar.)
Children's Literature - Uma Krishnaswami
Wallner's whimsical illustrations and Hillman's briskly paced text combine effectively in this story of cobweb staircases, a solitary dragon and a small, lightweight heroine whose task is no less than to stop the moon from falling out of the sky. Be aware that because this is a paperback reissue of an older book, it is lacking in the source documentation that characterizes current publishing convention in retold folklore.
School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 2-- An original pourquoi tale set in ancient China. Wise men warn the emperor that the moon is falling. Someone must climb the fragile staircase to it and seek the counsel of the dragon who lives there. Min Yo, the lightest person in China, is selected, and responds bravely to the task, taking with her gifts of food and a diamond for the dragon. The dragon is entranced by the vegetables but ho-hum about the gem--he has a cave full of them--until he realizes their weight might be making the moon fall. He and Min Yo toss the diamonds to the skies, where they become stars. Some of Hillman's descriptions are wordy, and the ending is a bit flat, but the tale has an undeniable sweetness. Wallner juxtaposes the delicate and the concrete in his watercolor and colored-pencil illustrations, and creates brightly colored, improbable rock formations; a cartoon dragon; swirling skies; and small, pigtailed figures against a pale, tapestrylike border. --Leda Schubert, Vermont Department of Education, Montpelier
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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780152542306
  • Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
  • Publication date: 3/1/1992
  • Edition description: 1st ed
  • Edition number: 1
  • Pages: 32
  • Age range: 4 - 8 Years
  • Product dimensions: 9.84 (w) x 11.31 (h) x 0.39 (d)

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