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Title: Seven Chinese Brothers by Margaret Mahy, Jean Mou-Sier Tsang, Mou-Sien Tseng, Jean Tseng ISBN: 0-590-42057-7 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: July, 1992 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17 (6 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Not the book I cherished as a child
Comment: I have been searching all over to find the book that was my favorite as a child, and am greatly saddened that it has been replaced by this version which is text heavy and watered down to be somehow politically correct (according to some other reviews). The original was a long horizontal, though not too large book. I can remember the drawings vividly, of the little obstinate boy out in the distance, with the sea life spewn about on the ocean floor and the first brother's cheeks full with the ocean water, about to burst. This scene alone taught me that going against your word brings your own demise. I remember the picture of the brother with the long legs, drawn as a center fold that you could hold vertically to see how long his legs were. This was a favorite book of my generation who were children of the violent 60s. REM turned it into a song it was so popular. The new version is watered down visually, most likely due to the contemporary belief that children should be protected from death, although I am sure the current version still gets the message through about justice. In the times we live in, I believe children are more sophisticated about reality. To me the reinvention of this story is like ripping down an historic building to replace it with boring row houses. Where is the old book? ...
Rating: 5
Summary: Beautiful color illustrations.
Comment: The introduction to this book describes the story as a classic tall tale and gives some historical background information on the story. There's no mama here, as in THE FIVE CHINESE BROTHERS, which is not a prequel, but is basically the same story. This one (7 brothers) is SO much better than the other! There's more action here, and the beautiful, colorful illustrations are wonderful and have movement and detail. I think the two books cost the same. I'd get this one!
Rating: 3
Summary: Avoids the stereotypes of the earlier version
Comment: I won't spend my time discussing the storyline, since most readers will be familiar with it.
This book is better than the earlier version of "Seven Chinese Brothers" I grew up with, yet it lack that book's superior pacing and melodic flow.
But still, this book is the better one in that it is conscious of the stereotypes permeating throughout the earlier version and thus eliminates them.
The ending could have been stronger since it seems to end hanging in mid-air.
The illustrations are superior to the previous version with an Asian-influenced use of watercolor.
The main problem is that, overall, the book doesn't disappoint, yet nor does it impress. A solid, somewhat lackluster book.
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Title: The Five Chinese Brothers (Paperstar) by Claire Huchet Bishop, Kurt Wiese ISBN: 0698113578 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: June, 1996 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Seven Chinese Sisters by Kathy Tucker, Grace Lin ISBN: 0807573094 Publisher: Albert Whitman & Co Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel, Blair Lent ISBN: 0805006621 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 March, 1968 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack, Kurt Wiese ISBN: 0140502416 Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: August, 1977 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Great Wall Of China by Leonard Everett Fisher ISBN: 0689801785 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 01 August, 1995 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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