The Wishing Tree
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.93 (667 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1885008260 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 36 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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Based on a real tree in Lam Tsuen, Hong Kong KSL I absolutely love that this story is based upon a real Banyan "Wishing Tree" in a small village called Lam Tsuen in Hong Kong, and that there are other smaller ones among Hong Kong's countryside.As if the story wasn't beautiful enough, the author took a lot of time explaining about wishing trees and how they are either banyan or camphor trees because these kinds of trees because they have aerial roots that curve & twist into unsual shapes that seem to look magical! She then goes on to tell her re. "Story based on Chinese custom" according to Henry Berry. The boy Ming is disappointed in the wishing tree introduced to him by his grandmother when the tree fails to give him his wish that his aged grandmother survive her illness. But after a time when he does not go to it anymore, he comes near it again when a group of friends invite him to go with them. In talking with his friends and a nearby vendor, Ming realizes that the tree granted his grandmother's greatest wish for him--that he be happy. The simple tale is based on a real tree in a village in . A deftly woven and lovely picturebook story Young readers ages A deftly woven and lovely picturebook story Midwest Book Review Young readers ages 4-10 will find Wishing Tree by Roseanne Thong to be a deftly woven and lovely picturebook story set in modern Hong Kong and telling of a young boy and his grandmother who visit a rural temple's Wishing Tree every lunar New Year. Connie McLennan's realistic drawings enhances a story which tells how a wishing tree helps a youngster solve common problems in life.. -10 will find Wishing Tree by Roseanne Thong to be a deftly woven and lovely picturebook story set in modern Hong Kong and telling of a young boy and his grandmother who visit a rural temple's Wishing Tree every lunar New Year. Connie McLennan's realistic drawings enhances a story which tells how a wishing tree helps a youngster solve common problems in life.
Roseanne Thong grew up in Southern California, but currently lives in Hong Kong where she teaches English. . Roseanne makes wishes at Hong Kong’s Wishing Tree each year, together with her daughter (who wishes for a dog) and her husband (who wishes their flat/house was big enough for a dog). She is the author of three other c
The rendering of the people is also superb. Thong's narrative voice has a gentle and musical quality that will lure readers into the book's pages, as well as into the landscape of this lovely little corner of China. All rights reserved. Their wishes are written on special paper, tied to an orange, and tossed up into the branches of the tree. Now the paper he offers to the tree is not a wish but rather a note of thanks. He comes to forgive it when a friend points out that it has granted the wish his grandmother had made for him every year–that he be happy. Ming's grandmother cautions him to wish thoughtfully, and following her advice, he realizes the fulfillment of all of his wishes except for one very important one: that his grandmother recover from a grave illness. Many years pass before Ming returns t
Ming and his grandmother visit a wishing tree every Lunar New Year. As Ming grows from a little boy to a young man, the tree’s presence remains an important figure in his life. When he is forced to overcome a tragedy, he develops a new relationship with t