A man fondly relives his childhood memory of his father’s bicycle. While living in one of Beijing’s hutongs, a boy returns home to find that his dad has purchased a shiny new bike for work. His father agrees to let him ride it, and he races around the neighborhood to show off the bike. But before long, the boy gets careless with the bike and wrecks it. Sheepishly, he returns the bike to his dad, who stays up all night fixing it. The experience teaches him the value of the bike and instills a deep respect for his father.
A man fondly relives his childhood memory of his father’s bicycle. While living in one of Beijing’s hutongs, a boy returns home to find that his dad has purchased a shiny new bike for work. His father agrees to let him ride it, and he races around the neighborhood to show off the bike. But before long, the boy gets careless with the bike and wrecks it. Sheepishly, he returns the bike to his dad, who stays up all night fixing it. The experience teaches him the value of the bike and instills a deep respect for his father. Read Less Description
A man fondly relives his childhood memory of his father’s bicycle. While living in one of Beijing’s hutongs, a boy returns home to find that his dad has purchased a shiny new bike for work. His father agrees to let him ride it, and he races around the neighborhood to show off the bike. But before long, the boy gets careless with the bike and wrecks it. Sheepishly, he returns the bike to his dad, who stays up all night fixing it. The experience teaches him the value of the bike and instills a deep respect for his father.
A man fondly relives his childhood memory of his father’s bicycle. While living in one of Beijing’s hutongs, a boy returns home to find that his dad has purchased a shiny new bike for work. His father agrees to let him ride it, and he races around the neighborhood to show off the bike. But before long, the boy gets careless with the bike and wrecks it. Sheepishly, he returns the bike to his dad, who stays up all night fixing it. The experience teaches him the value of the bike and instills a deep respect for his father. Read Less Description
A man fondly relives his childhood memory of his father’s bicycle. While living in one of Beijing’s hutongs, a boy returns home to find that his dad has purchased a shiny new bike for work. His father agrees to let him ride it, and he races around the neighborhood to show off the bike. But before long, the boy gets careless with the bike and wrecks it. Sheepishly, he returns the bike to his dad, who stays up all night fixing it. The experience teaches him the value of the bike and instills a deep respect for his father.
Dawu Yu is an internationally renowned Chinese painter, picture book writer, and member of the Chinese Artists’ Association. His artwork has received many international awards, including ACCU Noma Grand Prize, Japan’s Kodansha Publication Culture Award, and Japan’s Sankei Shimbun Prize for Painting. His artwork has been shown in numerous exhibitions around the world, including Japan, Korea, Britain, and Italy. Recommended by Kodansha, his illustration works were shown in the Bologna Illustrator’s Exhibition, an authoritative international illustration exhibition held in Italy. Some of his works have been collected by Chihiro Art Museum in Japan and have also been included in The Complete Works of Chinese Modern Art.
A man fondly relives his childhood memory of his father’s bicycle. While living in one of Beijing’s hutongs, a boy returns home to find that his dad has purchased a shiny new bike for work. His father agrees to let him ride it, and he races around the neighborhood to show off the bike. But before long, the boy gets careless with the bike and wrecks it. Sheepishly, he returns the bike to his dad, who stays up all night fixing it. The experience teaches him the value of the bike and instills a deep respect for his father.
A man fondly relives his childhood memory of his father’s bicycle. While living in one of Beijing’s hutongs, a boy returns home to find that his dad has purchased a shiny new bike for work. His father agrees to let him ride it, and he races around the neighborhood to show off the bike. But before long, the boy gets careless with the bike and wrecks it. Sheepishly, he returns the bike to his dad, who stays up all night fixing it. The experience teaches him the value of the bike and instills a deep respect for his father. Read Less Description
Details:
SKUWW-NL5456
ISBN9781478867968
Series
Reycraft Books
Lexile level500L
Genre
Realistic Fiction
Language
English
Theme
Culture, Families an
Culture, Families and Friends
Juvenile Fiction / S
Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Values & Virtues Juvenile Fiction / Family / Parents Juvenile Fiction / Readers / Beginner
Full Description
A man fondly relives his childhood memory of his father’s bicycle. While living in one of Beijing’s hutongs, a boy returns home to find that his dad has purchased a shiny new bike for work. His father agrees to let him ride it, and he races around the neighborhood to show off the bike. But before long, the boy gets careless with the bike and wrecks it. Sheepishly, he returns the bike to his dad, who stays up all night fixing it. The experience teaches him the value of the bike and instills a deep respect for his father.
Author & Illustrator
Dawu Yu
Dawu Yu is an internationally renowned Chinese painter, picture book writer, and member of the Chinese Artists’ Association. His artwork has received many international awards, including ACCU Noma Grand Prize, Japan’s Kodansha Publication Culture Award, and Japan’s Sankei Shimbun Prize for Painting. His artwork has been shown in numerous exhibitions around the world, including Japan, Korea, Britain, and Italy. Recommended by Kodansha, his illustration works were shown in the Bologna Illustrator’s Exhibition, an authoritative international illustration exhibition held in Italy. Some of his works have been collected by Chihiro Art Museum in Japan and have also been included in The Complete Works of Chinese Modern Art.
