Bronze and Sunflower

Cao WenXuan, Helen Wang, Meilo So

eBook - 2017

A beautifully written, timeless tale by Cao Wenxuan, best-selling Chinese author and 2016 recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award.Sunflower is an only child, and when her father is sent to the rural Cadre School, she has to go with him. Her father is an established artist from the city and finds his new life of physical labor and endless meetings exhausting. Sunflower is lonely and longs to play with the local children in the village across the river. When her father tragically drowns, Sunflower is taken in by the poorest family in the village, a family with a son named Bronze. Until Sunflower joins his family, Bronze was an only child, too, and hasn't spoken a word since he was traumatized by a terrible fire. Bronze... and Sunflower become inseparable, understanding each other as only the closest friends can. Translated from Mandarin, the story meanders gracefully through the challenges that face the family, creating a timeless story of the trials...

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Published
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Main Authors
Cao WenXuan, Helen Wang, Meilo So
Online Access
Overdrive Resource Page
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Adobe EPUB eBook, Kindle Book, OverDrive Read eBook
Adobe EPUB eBook
File Size2 GB
ISBN9780763693688
Release Date3/14/2017
Kindle Book
ASINB06VVTZGGY
Release Date3/14/2017
OverDrive Read eBook
File Size2 GB
ISBN9780763693688
Release Date3/14/2017