where the mountain meets the moon book cover

Ask the kids if the book cover reminds them of any movies they have seen.Įxplain that the story has many myths in it. The cover looks like a movie in theaters now, 'How to Tame your Dragon'.

If there's a map or globe, have students find China, then Los Angeles, to see how far away they are. 210) (Da-Fu and A-Fu are twins together they are called Da-A-Fu, much as we might say 'the twins.') The Story of the Dragon's Pearl (p. 195) The Story of Da-A-Fu's Ancestors (p. 184) The Story of the Green Tiger and the Tea (p. 169) The Story of the Village of the Moon Rain (p. 147) The Story the Girl Told the Green Tiger (p. 105) The Unknown Part of the Story of the Old Man of the Moon (p. 92) The Story of the Buffalo Boy's Friend (p. 62) The Story of the Paper of Happiness (p. It is a fairly quick read, however, and the kids might also be entertained with the way the myths are woven throughout Minli's adventure.

The myths have their own headings within the chapters, so feel free to flip through the later chapters to look for fun or interesting myths. Most chapters include a short myth, so if the kids prefer, you can skip the Minli adventure portions of each chapter and go to the myths within many of the chapters. Minli's determination to help her family, as well as the grief her parents feel at her absence, is compelling and thoroughly human.–Jennifer Rothschild, Prince George's County Memorial Library System, Oxon Hill, MDĬopyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. The author's writing is elegant, and her full-color illustrations are stunning. While these tales are original to Lin, many characters, settings, and themes are taken from traditional Chinese folklore.

Interwoven with Minli's quest are tales told by her father and by those she meets on the way. Along the way she makes new friends including a flightless dragon and an orphan and proves her resourcefulness when she tricks a group of greedy monkeys and gets help from a king. Determined to change her family's fortune, Minli sets out to find the Old Man of the Moon, urged on by a talking goldfish who gives her clues to complete her journey. Every night, Minli's father tells her stories about the Jade Dragon that keeps the mountain bare, the greedy and mean Magistrate Tiger, and the Old Man of the Moon who holds everyone's destiny. Grade 3-6–Living in the shadow of the Fruitless Mountain, Minli and her parents spend their days working in the rice fields, barely growing enough to feed themselves. Grade Level: 4th (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.) Volunteers needed in June! Click here to sign up.

Where the mountain meets the moon book cover