Crouching Tiger (book) explained

Crouching Tiger
Author:Ying Chang Compestine
Illustrator:Yan Nascimbene
Country:United States
Language:English
Genre:children's books
picture books
Publisher:Candlewick
Pub Date:December 13, 2011
Isbn:0763646423

Crouching Tiger is a children's picture book written by award-winning author, Ying Chang Compestine, and illustrated by Yan Nascimbene. Published in 2011 by Candlewick Press, the book tells the story of a young, Chinese-American boy who comes to appreciate his Chinese heritage thanks to his grandfather's tai chi lessons.

Plot summary

In the Crouching Tiger, Vinson is visited by his grandfather from China. His grandfather calls him by his Chinese name, Ming Da, and encourages him to embrace his Chinese heritage by wearing traditional Chinese garb and learning tai chi. Vinson imagines his lessons will involve kicking and punching, like kung fu, but is disappointed to find out that tai chi is more meditative than confrontational. When Vinson and his grandfather attend the Chinese New Years parade, Vinson is surprised to see the great respect shown to his grandfather. As Vinson is invited to join in the parade, he realizes he can be proud about his heritage and plans on happily learning tai chi from his grandfather.[1] [2]

Characters

Awards

Critical reception

The Crouching Tiger has received praise from several organizations, including Publishers Weekly,[5] New York Times Sunday Book Review,[6] The Washington Post,[7] Huffington Post,[8] Chicago Tribune,[9] San Francisco Chronicle,[10] Kirkus Reviews,[11] Book Dragon,[12] Hapa Mama,[13] Horn Book Magazine[14] and Bookin’ with Sunny .[15]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Chang., Compestine, Ying. Crouching tiger. 2011. Candlewick Press. Nascimbene, Yan.. 978-0763646424. 1st. Somerville, Mass.. 699002910. registration.
  2. Book: Crouching Tiger by Ying Chang Compestine PenguinRandomHouse.com. en-US.
  3. Book: Crouching Tiger. Compestine. Ying Chang. Nascimbene. Yan. 2011. Candlewick Press. 9780763646424. en.
  4. Web site: Ying Chang Compestine Media Praise. yingc.com. en-US. 2017-08-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20170805015726/http://yingc.com/wordpress/?page_id=35. 2017-08-05. dead.
  5. News: Children's Book Review: Crouching Tiger by Ying Chang Compestine, illus. by Yan Nascimbene. Candlewick, $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7636-4642-4. PublishersWeekly.com. 2017-08-04. en.
  6. News: Bookshelf: Grandparents. Paul. Pamela. 2011-11-09. The New York Times. 2017-08-04. en-US. 0362-4331.
  7. News: Children's books for Chinese New Year. Washington Post. 2017-08-04.
  8. News: Best New Children's Books In January 2012. Lee. Sarah H.. 2012-01-19. Huffington Post. 2017-08-04. en-US.
  9. News: 'Crouching Tiger' by Ying Chang Compestine. Russell. Mary Harris. chicagotribune.com. 2017-08-04. en-US.
  10. News: 'Crouching Tiger' and other children's books. SFGate. 2017-08-04.
  11. Book: CROUCHING TIGER by Ying Chang Compestine, Yan Nascimbene Kirkus Reviews. en-us.
  12. News: Crouching Tiger by Ying Chang Compestine, illustrated by Yan Nascimbene BookDragon. 2012-01-23. BookDragon. 2017-08-04. en-US.
  13. News: Crouching Tiger by Ying Chang Compestine Book Review. 2012-02-07. HapaMama. 2017-08-04. en-US.
  14. Smith. Robin L.. January 2012. Crouching Tiger. Horn Book Magazine. 88. 1. 68–69. subscription . EBSCOhost.
  15. Web site: Crouching Tiger Bookin' with Sunny Book Reviews. bookinwithsunny.com. en-US. 2017-08-04. 2017-08-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20170805032811/http://bookinwithsunny.com/crouching-tiger/. dead.

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