Harmony
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Harmony: A Treasury of Chinese Wisdom for Children and Parents
Collected and adapted by Sarah Conover and Chen Hui
Illustrated by Ji Ruoxiao

Harmony: A Treasury of Chinese Wisdom for Children and Parents

Childrens
9 x 7.5, 160 pages
ISBN 978-1-59766-044-0
24 color illustrations
$19.95, paper ($21.95 in Canada) $10.00

 

Harmony: A Treasury of Chinese Wisdom for Children and Parents is a collection of traditional stories from one of the world’s oldest civilizations. For over two thousand years, the Chinese have used brief sayings known as chengyu to sum up practical wisdom and ethical principles. Most chengyu are associated with a story that illustrates their meaning, and these stories have been passed down by word of mouth over the centuries.

Gathered in this volume are twenty-four of the most popular chengyu and the stories based on them, each beautifully illustrated by one of China’s foremost artists, Ji Ruoxiao. For readers curious about the cultural context of the tales, the book includes a brief overview of Chinese religious traditions as well as background notes on each story, a map, and chronology. Simple, often humorous, and always wise, these tales will delight readers of all ages, making Harmony a book to cherish.

 

Sarah Conover’s interests lie with world religion and multicultural storytelling traditions. She holds a BA in religious studies from the University of Colorado and an MFA in poetry from Eastern Washington University. The founder and general editor of the This Little Light of Mine series, she lives and writes in Spokane, Washington, where she teaches at Spokane Valley High School.

Chen Hui majored in English literature and education at Hunan Normal University, in Chansha. She subsequently earned an MA in education from Harding University, in Searcy, Arkansas, and taught Chinese at St. George’s School, in Spokane, before her recent move back to China.

Ji Ruoxiao is a professor of art at Sichuan Normal University, in Chengdu. She studied at Beijing’s Central Institute of Fine Arts, and her paintings hang in the Chinese Art Museum, also in Beijing. The recipient of many honors, she was one of two Chinese artists whose work was chosen for the art exhibition at the Fourth United Nations World Conference of Women. She lives in Seattle and returns to Sichuan each year to teach.

 

 

 

 

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