Classic Starts®: Monkey King

Name: Classic Starts®: Monkey King
Brand: Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand
SKU: 9781454950967
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By Wu Cheng'en

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An illustrated chapter-book retelling of the Monkey King's adventures from Journey to the West, part of the Classic Starts series, which has cumulatively sold more than 8 million copies! Sun Wukong is the Monkey King, and he has all the power and magic to prove it!... Read More

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Classic Starts®: Monkey King

$19⁹⁹

An abridged and illustrated chapter-book retelling of the Monkey King's adventures in Journey to the West—part of the Classic Starts series, which has cumulatively sold more than 8 million copies!

Description

An illustrated chapter-book retelling of the Monkey King's adventures from Journey to the West, part of the Classic Starts series, which has cumulatively sold more than 8 million copies!

Sun Wukong is the Monkey King, and he has all the power and magic to prove it! But when his mischief lands him out of favour with the heavens, he must embark on a dangerous quest to deliver Buddhist scriptures. Will Monkey be able to control his impulsive behaviour and complete his journey to the West?

This retelling is the perfect way to introduce young readers to the famous and cherished Chinese story. The book also includes discussion questions.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781454950967

Publisher: Union Square & Co.

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 25 April 2024

Country: United States

Imprint: Union Square Kids

Illustration: 10 b/w illus.

Contributors:

Illustrated by Karl Mountford
Edited by Anita Sheih
Illustrated by Karl Mountford, J

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 136.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 260g

Collections

Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Classic Fiction Wu Cheng'en

About the Author

Wu Cheng'en was born in the early 1500s in the Jiangsu province of China during the Ming Dynasty. Although he briefly worked as a political official, his true passion was writing poetry and stories. After writing and traveling extensively, Cheng'en died in the 1580s. He is widely considered to be the author of Journey to the West, which was published anonymously in 1592.