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Story of the Bird and Iceberg
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Text by Cao Wenxuan, illustrations by Wanwan
Age 3+, 38 Pages, 28*26.5 cm, Hardcover December 2016, 21st Century Publishing Group Nepalese, Arabic, Korean, English-Chinese Bilingual language rights sold.
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A long journey, a heartwarming tale that touches the soul. A classic expression of the aesthetic philosophy of the Hans Christian Andersen Award winner, Cao Wenxuan.
A serene and simple yet powerful story that imparts the values of friendship and love to young readers.
about the story On the deep blue sea, a bird migrating southward pauses to admire an iceberg. However, its feet become frozen to the icy surface. In an effort to make amends for its mistake, the iceberg drifts southward, intending to send the bird back to its destination. The entire story unfolds on the ocean's surface, exuding pure simplicity.
The iceberg's determination and the bird's gratitude create a poignant journey that culminates in the blossoming of friendship and love.
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The breadth and texture of oil painting share with readers the beauty of art. In this serene, simple, yet powerful story, the artist uses thick and richly textured oil paint, concise yet impactful lines, and dynamic composition. The shifting perspectives between the sky and seabed, along with the design of a large fold-out page resembling a map, add tension to the narrative unfolding on the ocean's surface. The combination of these
artistic elements immerses the readers in a captivating journey, showcasing the profound beauty and power of art.
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Cao Wenxuan grew up in rural China and is now a professor of Chinese literature and children’s literature. He is the author of several celebrated books for young readers, including the novel Bronze and Sunflower, which received three starred reviews. His fluid, poetic prose depicts honest, sometimes raw, and often melancholy moments of life. He has also received significant recognition for his academic research and teaching in the
field of children’s literature, and he was the first Chinese author to win the Hans Christian Andersen Author Award.
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Wanwan was born in Hunan. In 2007, she graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts. In 2011, her original picture book "Black Rice Got Lost" received the Excellence Award at the 2nd Hsin-Yi Picture Book Awards. Her picture book "Play with Me" was selected as one of the "2015 Beautiful Picture Books" by the China Library Society. She also collaborated with Qin Wenjun on the picture book "Grandma's Big
Cat and Little Cat." Her work "Big-Footed Girl" won the 2016 Zhang Leping Picture Book Award. Some of her works have been selected for the Singapore Children's Literature Festival.
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also available from the same author Cao Wenxuan
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Trees await the arrival of birds, sailboats await the arrival of sailors, war horses await the arrival of horsemen, cherries await the arrival of spring, children await the arrival of their mothers to breastfeed, today awaits the arrival of tomorrow… A poem in which the main melody is the rhythm of life.
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