- Hardcover: 126 pages
- Publisher: Barefoot Books; 1 edition (July 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1846861144
- ISBN-13: 978-1846861147
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 16.1 x 1.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,874,428 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A simple, poetic and haunting tale about childhood in Beijing during the Cultural Revolution. --Angels and Urchins
One of the many pleasures of this moving story...is its depiction of how a musical child experiences the world as a symphony of sounds. The warm wash of color and the textured detail in Helen Cann s illustrations reinforce the novel s pastiche of folk tale, parable and realism. Yue and Farrow... evoke how Little Leap Forward bears witness with the eye of a poet, the ear of a musician and the transformative imagination of a storyteller. --The New York Times
Guo Yue and Clare Farrow's text is marked by its reflective lyricism. This is complemented beautifully by the sights of Beijing, captured so evocatively through Helen Cann's full-colour illustration plates that intersperse the novel. --Achuka.co.uk --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
One of the many pleasures of this moving story...is its depiction of how a musical child experiences the world as a symphony of sounds. The warm wash of color and the textured detail in Helen Cann s illustrations reinforce the novel s pastiche of folk tale, parable and realism. Yue and Farrow... evoke how Little Leap Forward bears witness with the eye of a poet, the ear of a musician and the transformative imagination of a storyteller. --The New York Times
Guo Yue and Clare Farrow's text is marked by its reflective lyricism. This is complemented beautifully by the sights of Beijing, captured so evocatively through Helen Cann's full-colour illustration plates that intersperse the novel. --Achuka.co.uk --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
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The first in Barefoot Books' Young Fiction line, this sensitively written, real-life story focuses on growing up in Beijing in the 1960s, at the time of the Cultural Revolution. Little Leap Forward offers children an intimate and immediate account of a child's experiences as Mao Tse Tung's Great Leap Forward policy tightens its grip on China.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
The Story Behind Little Leap Forward
12 Aug 2008
Format:Hardcover
This is a great introduction to Little Leap Forward and Guo Yue!
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children
2 Aug 2009
Format:Hardcover
A young boy named Little Leap Forward lives in a traditional courtyard in Beijing with his siblings and mother. Protected by the naļveté of youth, he likes nothing more than to fly kites and skim stones along the river with his best friend. It is during one of their jaunts at the river that they capture a tiny yellow bird, and Little Leap decides to keep it as a pet. Over the course of time, though, the little bird will not sing, even with all the special treats it receives, and Little Leap must consider the costs of his denying the bird its freedom.
This sweet tale is interwoven with a bleaker story about growing up in the aftermath of China's Great Leap Forward and at the very beginning of the Cultural Revolution. Because food is still scarce, many items are rationed, and family members such as Little Leap must use ration tickets and wait in long queues when they purchase food. The Cultural Revolution ushers in the Red Guards, with consequences that even the innocence of youth cannot hide from Little Leap.
This book is recommended most highly for its carefully crafted story and its portrayal of a momentous and chaotic period of China's history from a child's point of view. The accompanying art work, superb in its own right, speaks volumes about the historical backdrop and the main character's roles in his family and community. The book is a true gem.
This sweet tale is interwoven with a bleaker story about growing up in the aftermath of China's Great Leap Forward and at the very beginning of the Cultural Revolution. Because food is still scarce, many items are rationed, and family members such as Little Leap must use ration tickets and wait in long queues when they purchase food. The Cultural Revolution ushers in the Red Guards, with consequences that even the innocence of youth cannot hide from Little Leap.
This book is recommended most highly for its carefully crafted story and its portrayal of a momentous and chaotic period of China's history from a child's point of view. The accompanying art work, superb in its own right, speaks volumes about the historical backdrop and the main character's roles in his family and community. The book is a true gem.
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Helped me Better understand the Cultural Revolution
12 Mar 2009
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Since my parents emigrated from China to this country before I was born, the US is my country, but they always want me to know a little about the country of my heritage. Growing up, I found the films about the Cultural Revolution too violent and bloody, and couldn't understand them. This book helped put things into perpsective, resulting in greater understanding of this turbulent time for me.
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