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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-100156002396
ISBN-139780156002394
eBay Product ID (ePID)44737
Product Key Features
Book TitleBaba : a Return to China Upon My Father's Shoulders
Number of Pages240 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral
Publication Year1996
IllustratorYes
GenreFiction, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorBelle Yang
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight23.3 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width8.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal951/.042/092
SynopsisBaba (papa in Chinese) recounts the colorful childhood tales of Yang's father, who grew up at a time of great political and social upheaval in China. Behind the protective walls of the House of Yang, Baba is immersed in a world of the legends and colorful characters of village life. Yang's beautiful watercolors accompany each story and create an astonishing personal vision (Kirkus Reviews, pointer). Preface by Amy Tan; illustrations., Baba ("papa" in Chinese) recounts the colorful childhood tales of Yang's father, who grew up at a time of great political and social upheaval in China. Behind the protective walls of the House of Yang, Baba is immersed in a world of the legends and colorful characters of village life. Yang's beautiful watercolors accompany each story and create "an astonishing personal vision" (Kirkus Reviews, pointer). Preface by Amy Tan; illustrations.