Liang and the Magic Paintbrush

by Demi, Demi (Illustrator)

Overview

When a poor boy in China receives a magical paintbrush, everything he paints turns to life. But the wicked emperor wants to capture the boy when he hears the news. The story will excite readers as the ruler gets his just reward when the boy creates a masterpiece that spells his doom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780805008012
Publisher:	Square Fish
Publication date:	07/15/1988
Series:	Reading Rainbow Book Series
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	406,862
Product dimensions:	7.80(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.10(d)
Lexile:	AD580L (what's this?)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Demi has traveled and studied art throughout the world. She has received several art awards, including a Fulbright Scholarship to study in India, and her diverse range of work has been exhibited from coast to coast and even abroad. Among the mediums she works in are serigraph, watercolor, mobile, collage, and textile design.

Demi is the author and illustrator of many children's books, including Firebird, Buddha, The Dalai Lama and The Dragon's Tale. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she lives in Carnation, Washington.

Editorial Reviews

Demi's telling matches her art in fantastic effects in her new book, a tale suggested by an ancient Chinese legend. Delicate shades of gold and blue contrast with fiery scarlets in surpassingly beautiful and authentic pictures showing strange happenings when a poor beggar boy, Liang, receives a magic paintbrush.” —Publishers Weekly

“Beautiful full-color illustrations portray this ancient Chinese folktale in which Liang's wit helps him thwart a greedy emperor's plan.” —Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies

“The perennially popular story of Ma Liang and his magic paintbrush is here made into an attractive picture book.... Demi's fine line and watercolor drawings are full of elaborate details which will entice readers to look and look again.” —School Library Journal

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