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Mulan: The Story of the Legendary Warrior Told in English and Chinese
From China-based publisher Shanghai Press, this book recounts the legend of Mulan and her bravery through beautiful Chinese ink paintings.
Though we all know the beloved Disney retelling, the original story of Mulan comes from a folktale from China's Northern Dynasty (439–589) about the unusual tale of an ordinary girl named Fa Mulan.
One day, the government drafted Mulan's father into the army. However, he was too old. Mulan didn't have an older brother and the younger one was not old enough to be a soldier, so she decided to disguise herself as a man and joined the army in place of her father, hoping her secret wouldn't be exposed.
Her excellent martial arts skills always put her on the front lines of every battle. During the 12 years she was in the army, she made great contributions and won admiration from her unit of soldiers.
After the war, the emperor honored generals and soldiers, rewarding them with status and money; Mulan didn't care about either. All she wanted was a horse to take her home as soon as possible. Once home, Mulan changed her armor into a dress and fixed her hair in an elegant hairstyle. She came out and thanked her unit for accompanying her home. It's safe to say, she had fooled them all.
Though we all know the beloved Disney retelling, the original story of Mulan comes from a folktale from China's Northern Dynasty (439–589) about the unusual tale of an ordinary girl named Fa Mulan.
One day, the government drafted Mulan's father into the army. However, he was too old. Mulan didn't have an older brother and the younger one was not old enough to be a soldier, so she decided to disguise herself as a man and joined the army in place of her father, hoping her secret wouldn't be exposed.
Her excellent martial arts skills always put her on the front lines of every battle. During the 12 years she was in the army, she made great contributions and won admiration from her unit of soldiers.
After the war, the emperor honored generals and soldiers, rewarding them with status and money; Mulan didn't care about either. All she wanted was a horse to take her home as soon as possible. Once home, Mulan changed her armor into a dress and fixed her hair in an elegant hairstyle. She came out and thanked her unit for accompanying her home. It's safe to say, she had fooled them all.
- GenresPicture Books
42 pages, Paperback
Published February 4, 2020
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June 23, 2022
Nice bilingual book in English and Chinese that tells the story of Mulan in an easy to understand way for young readers or people who are learning to read English/Chinese.
September 27, 2021
A nice little biography for kids of Mulan; an account based more on the traditional Chinese account and less on Disney princessy stuff.
June 5, 2024
This is a bilingual telling of Mulan. In this one, based of the 500 year old poem, Mulan is never found out by the army. She goes 12 years as a man in the military and no one discovers she is a woman. She returns home and puts on a dress. Even the emperor didn't know. So, that different from the US version. This is a very straightforward story.
The artwork is nice. The colors are muted, which is fine. It tells the story.
The text has the English first and then the Chinese characters under that. There is no pin yin. It's a bit difficult to figure out any meanings this way. Still, it's Bilingual
The artwork is nice. The colors are muted, which is fine. It tells the story.
The text has the English first and then the Chinese characters under that. There is no pin yin. It's a bit difficult to figure out any meanings this way. Still, it's Bilingual
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