The Brave Servant; A Tale from China

Reviewed by: Ann Marie Townsend - South Berwick Public Library, South Berwick, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: May 12, 2015

Review

This folk tale is retold by Suzanne I. Barchers is part of the Tales of Honors series that presents traditional folk tales, myths and legends from around the world (from back cover). This tale is written for young children, K-3, is age appropriate and easy to follow. The illustrations go well with the text, show the time, culture and place well. Includes Words to know, and What do you think? sections with four questions for classroom discussion. Also a paragraph about China, about the author, and about the illustrators.

Overall Book Score: good

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About the Book

Author:

Barchers , Suzanne I.

Illustrator: Han Red, Yu-mei

Illustration Quality: good

Publisher: Red Chair Press

Book Type: Choose Book Type

Genre: adventure,fantasy,folklore

Audience: grades k-3

Binding Type: Choose Binding Type

Binding Quality: excellent

ISBN: 9781937529734

Price: 26.60