The Dragon's Tale : And Other Animal Fables of the Chinese Zodiac by Demi

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The Dragon's Tale : And Other Animal Fables of the Chinese Zodiac by Demi. English. Hardcover.

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The Dragon's Tale : And Other Animal Fables of the Chinese Zodiac by Demi

"The stories make you laugh as well as think and the richly colored illustrations are perfect." - American Bookseller

"Young readers will be attracted to the book's sense of playfulness and its brilliant colors; older ones may enjoy the irony permeating the tales." - Booklist

"Sophisticated yet accessible to youngsters, Demi's art displays a pleasing symmetry...." - Publishers Weekly

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Language: English
Media: Book
ISDN 10: 0-8050-3446-3
ISDN 13: 9-780805-034462

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The Dragon's Tale and Other Animal Fables Of The Chinese Zodiac
Retold and Illustrated by Demi. English. Hardcover.

A clever fox shows how small creatures must live by their wits. A boastful boar learns the hard way that pride invites calamity. A wise dragon teaches that the more you know, the more you know there is to know. Each of the fables in this collection about the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac contains a jewel of wisdom: while readers enjoy the amusing stories, they can also ponder a universal truth.

With playful, richly colored illustrations, these tales are like fortune cookies; sweet treats with meaningful messages.

Illustrations were painted with traditional paints: Black from ten parts pine soot; Blues and Greens from azurite, malachite, and indigo; Reds from cinnabar, realgar, and orpiment; with Brilliant Red from a flowering vine; Umber from iron oxide called limonite; Yellow from the sap of the rattan plant; and White from lead or pulverized oyster shells.
The colors were then mixed with stag horn, fish, or ox glue, or glue made from the pulp of the soap bean. To all, powdered jade was added for good fortune!

The brushes were made of sheep, rabbit, goat, weasel, and wolf hairs picked in autumn for pliancy.
A brush of one mouse whisker was used for extremely delicate work.
Changes were made by applying the juice of the apricot seed.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

very unique	March 11, 2008
Reviewer: Don from California

I was impressed with the pictures inside this book. When I found out the kind of paints that Demi used, I gave this book to my friend that loves to paint. She is equally impressed and loves the story.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

very unique	March 11, 2008
Reviewer: Don from California

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