Be Water, My Friend - Hardcover

Ken Mochizuki

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1584302658 ISBN 13: 9781584302650

Publisher: Lee & Low Books, 2006

Synopsis

"A biography of Bruce Lee focusing on his early years in Hong Kong, where he discovered martial arts and began developing the physical and mental skills that led to his career as a legendary martial artist and film star"--Provided by publisher.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Before Bruce Lee became an international film star he was a boy growing up in Hong in the 1940s and 1950s who loved to read, play practical jokes, and get into trouble on the street. In Hong Kong, martial arts were as popular as baseball was in the United States. Bruce studied martial arts under the watchful eye of Yip Man, the best martial arts master in Hong Kong. At first Bruce’s interest was motivated purely by his desire to win more fights in the street, but he soon discovered that he was really being taught not to have to fight. Bruce Lee eventually became a pioneer of martial arts cinema, and his legacy lives on in popular culture more than thirty years after his death. But it is his boyhood journey toward self-discovery and his courage to overcome obstacles that will inspire all who search for their way in the world today.

About the Author:

Ken Mochizuki is the author of the award-winning Baseball Saved Us, Passage to Freedom, and Heroes, all published by Lee & Low Books. Ken’s journalism background lends itself well to biographies that are well-researched and sensitively told. He and his wife live in Seattle, Washington.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lee & Low Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1584302658
• ISBN 13: 9781584302650
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Dom Lee