Mal Peet, Elspeth Graham, Juan Wijngaard
Cloud Tea Monkeys
Amazon Editors recommend this book for readers who enjoy chapter books with more complexity or entry-level middle grade novels.
Carnegie Medalist Mal Peet and his wife, Elspeth Graham, team up for a captivating, lushly illustrated tale evoking a Chinese legend. (Age 4 and up)
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Tashi lives in a tiny village at the foot of the mountains, below the tea plantations where her mother works. When her mother falls ill, Tashi goes alone to the plantation, hoping to earn money for the doctor. But she is far too small to harvest the tender shoots, and her clumsy efforts anger the cruel Overseer. She is desolate, until -- chack-chack-chack! -- something extraordinary happens. Inspired by a centuries-old legend of tea-picking monkeys, here is a richly told tale full of vivid characters: the heartless Overseer, the enigmatic Royal Tea Taster, and -- far away -- an empress with a penchant for tea.
- Series
- AWARDS: Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Awards 2013 Grades 3-5
- ISBN
- 0763644536 / 9780763644536
- Pages
- 56
- Weight
- 12.5 oz.
- Dimensions
- 7.87 x 0.42 in.
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