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Ming the Panda
A True Story of Courage and Hope
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The real-life story of Ming the Panda, the first-ever Giant Panda to be brought from China to London Zoo in 1938. Ming became a worldwide celebrity and wartime symbol of courage and hope, loved by millions of people, including Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen, and an...
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The real-life story of Ming, the first baby Giant Panda to be brought London Zoo in 1938, who became a wartime symbol of courage and hope
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The real-life story of Ming the Panda, the first-ever Giant Panda to be brought from China to London Zoo in 1938.
Ming became a worldwide celebrity and wartime symbol of courage and hope, loved by millions of people, including Princess Elizabeth, the future Queen, and an inspiration to children everywhere.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781915659859
Publisher: Otter-Barry Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 16 October 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Otter-Barry Books
Illustration: Illustrations, color
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Yu Rong
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 5.0mm
Width: 254.0mm
Height: 250.0mm
Weight: 310g
Pages: 48
About the Author
A former distinguished librarian at Preston Libraries, Jake Hope is now a writer, reviewer and consultant for the Carnegie Medals. Jake has curated exhibitions on children's literature and written articles and chapters on children's reading. He has spoken at book fairs and festivals around the globe and is passionate about libraries and reading. He has judged or chaired numerous awards, including the Costa Children's Fiction Prize, and has been a jury member on the Bologna Ragazzi award. He is editor of and a contributor to Our Rights! Stories and Poems About Children's Rights (2023). He lives in Preston, Lancashire.
Yu Ronghas degrees in Chinese Painting and Contemporary Art from Nanjing Normal University, and in Communication and Design from the Royal College of Art, London. Deeply versed in traditional Chinese art, she has won numerous international awards including the BIB Golden Apple and the Chen Bochui International Children's Literature Award. Yu Rong's books for Otter-Barry Books include Shu Lin's Grandpa, with Matt Goodfellow, which was shortlisted for the Yoto Kate Greenaway Medal 2022. She has also illustrated The Boy Who Loves to Lick the Wind, written by Fiona Carswell, short-listed for the Teach Awards (2024) and nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Medal (2025). Yu Rong lives in Cambridgeshire.
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