The Three Sisters
- Publisher
- Tradewind Books
- Initial publish date
- Jun 2024
- Category
- Asia, Siblings, Asian, Country & Ethnic
- Recommended Age
- 6 to 8
- Recommended Grade
- 1 to 3
- Recommended Reading age
- 6 to 8
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781990598265
- Publish Date
- Jun 2024
- List Price
- $24.95
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Description
Faced with a tyrannical emperor determined to wage war, three sisters, sublimely gifted in music, manage to fend for themselves and their parents with the power and magic they create with their instruments. Can the beauty of their music change the emperor’s heart and bring peace?
About the authors
Paul Yee is one of Canada's finest writers for children. He was raised in Vancouver and has worked in the archives at the Vancouver Museum. He won the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature for Ghost Train. He now lives in Toronto.
Ghost Trainbr> Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award 1996br> Winner of the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award 1997br> Finalist for the Toronto IODE Book Award 1997
The Bone Collector's Sonbr> Winner of the City of Vancouver Book Award 2004br> Finalist for the Rocky Mountain Book Award 2006br> Finalist for the Stellar Book Award (BC Teen Readers' Choice Award) 2005-6br> Chosen as Best of 2004, Resource Links.ca
Bamboobr> Finalist for the Chocolate Lily Award 2007 (BC Readers' Choice Award)br> Chosen as Best of 2006, Resource Links
The Jade Necklacebr> Finalist for the Mr. Christie's Book Award 2002
Shaoli Wang was born and raised in Qing Dao, China. She now lives in British Columbia where she has taught art to children and adults for over 25 years. Shaoli is the illustrator of numerous books by Paul Yee, including the highly acclaimed Bamboo and Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts.
Awards
- Commended, CCBC Best Books for Kids & Teens
Editorial Reviews
“The Three Sisters conveys a number of positive messages for readers about the value of peace, strength of family, and importance in believing in oneself. Readers will admire the three sisters’ faith and resolve in escaping from the Emperor as well as the book’s final resolution in which the wars end and peace is reinstated...the story can also be enjoyed by older audiences who appreciate folktales and fairy tales.”
CM: Canadian Review of Materials
Other titles by
Shu-Li and the Magic Pear Tree
Dear Canada: Hoping for Home
Stories of Arrival
Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts
A Literary Cookbook
Au Canada : De fer et de sang
La construction du chemin de fer canadien, Lee Heen-gwon, Colombie-Britannique, 1882
The Bone Collector's Son
Cher Journal : Terre d'accueil, terre d'espoir
Onze récits
The Secret Keepers
Money Boy
Henry Chow and other stories
