Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze - Hardcover

Lewis, Elizabeth Foreman

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0805005498 ISBN 13: 9780805005493

Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 1973

Synopsis

This lively story of a coppersmith's young apprentice--rich in drama and light humor--was awarded the John Newbery Medal in 1932, and has entertained readers ever since. Handsome, authentic drawings by Ed Young enhance this edition, and the background notes provide a contrast between China as it was in the 1920s and as it is today. Contemporary young Americans will enjoy Young Fu's experiences with artisans, bandits, scholars, boatmen, and soldiers, and their understanding and view of China's past and present will deepen.

About this title

From the Publisher:

Introduction by Pearl S. Buck. This "accurate, vivid and well-written story" (The New York Times ) is about Young Fu, a country boy, who is apprenticed to a master coppersmith when he and his mother move to the city of Chungking during the exciting and often dangerous 1920s.

A Newbery Medal Book.

From the Inside Flap:

Young Fu is bound for seven years to be an apprentice to Tang the coppersmith, and his new life in the Chinese city Chungking is both exciting and terrifying. Young Fu endures the taunts of his coworkers, and must live by his wits on the streets, where restless soldiers will shoot a man if he does not carry a load for them, and beggars steal from those who pass them by.

Yet for Young Fu, the pleasures of the bustling Chungking of the 1920s far outweigh its dangers. Little by little he learns the ways of the big city and plunges into adventure after adventure. Young Fu's eagerness to help others and his acts of courage earn him many friends, and finally, more good fortune than he ever thought possible.

About this edition

• Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
• Publication date: 1973
• ISBN 10: 0805005498
• ISBN 13: 9780805005493
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288
• Illustrator: Young Ed