The Musician Trade Book (Hardcover)

Written by Xuefeng Liu | Illustrated by Gunter Grassholz, Wan Yuxi

In ancient China, a young musician named Yu Boya gained fame for his talents. On the night of the Moon Festival, he encounters a mysterious woodcutter who is also a musician and admires Boya’s most famous song: Lofty Mountains and Flowing Water. Their friendship deepens and Boya vows to play...

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    Price $17.95
Price $17.95

Full Description

In ancient China, a young musician named Yu Boya gained fame for his talents. On the night of the Moon Festival, he encounters a mysterious woodcutter who is also a musician and admires Boya’s most famous song: Lofty Mountains and Flowing Water. Their friendship deepens and Boya vows to play the song for his new friend every year on the festival night. But the next year, upon hearing of his friend’s death, Boya smashes his instrument and never plays again. To this day, the word for “close friendship” means “understanding the music.”
Product Details
  • Sku WW -NL5621
  • Theme Fairy Tales All Around
  • Series Reycraft Books
  • ISBN 9781478869788
  • Lexile level 750L
  • Genre Historical Fiction
  • BISAC Subject Headings Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Asia
    Juvenile Fiction / Performing Arts / Music
    Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Friendship
Author & Illustrator
  • Xuefeng Liu 

    Xuefeng Liu is a music commentator and graduate of Peking University. Since 1996, he has edited the classic music column for several magazines and has published many books.

  • Gunter Grossholz & Yuxi Wan

    Gunter Grossholz is a German animation artist and professor at the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg and Universität Stuttgart. He used to be the judge for The International Animation Films Festival at Stuttgart and Art Director at German WANDMUTO Art Studio. His work has been awarded more than 30 international awards from the U.S., Germany, Italy, and Holland.


    Yuxi Wan is an animation director, picture book producer, and painter. Their work includes picture books like Machine Animals.

Reviews

★  This traditional tale, told here in English for the first time, belongs on the folktale shelf of every ­library.

—School Library Journal Starred Review

Elegant and evocative, this culturally authentic folktale beautifully conveys the powerful bonds of music and friendship.

—Kirkus Reviews

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