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Little Leap Forward
A Boy in Beijing
By Yue, Guo & Farrow, Clare
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-1-84686-114-7
- Publisher
- Barefoot
REVIEWS
School Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2008
Gr 3-6 Living in Beijing with their large, loving families, Little Leap Forward and Little-Little are the best of friends. One day clever Little-Little captures a small yellow bird that he gives to Little Leap Forward. Though Little Leap Forward plays his flute and tries to get Little Cloud to sing, she remains silent. When the terrible disruptions of the Cultural Revolution begin, Little Leap Forward senses the fear and sadness of his friends and family. And as their lives become more and more constricted, he begin...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2008
Writing with his wife Clare Farrow, Chinese bamboo flautist Guo Yue offers a fictionalized account of his boyhood in Beijing in the years preceding the Cultural Revolution. Written with a well-judged level of detail, Little Leap Forward's first-person narration is authentic in its allegiance to a c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Chinese bamboo flautist Guo Yue offers a fictionalized account of his boyhood in Beijing. Written with a well-judged level of det...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Junior Library Guild
Reviewed on December 1, 2008
Set in 1966 and based on the author’s childhood in communist China, this handsome chapter book, illustrated with beautiful full-page images, quietly and effectively addresses the subject of freedom. In a touching slice-of-life story, Little Leap Forward, who is nearly eight, remembers how his father, who died two years earlier, had told him, “with music and your imagination, you can travel anywhere; you will always be free.” Despite restrictions imposed by the government, Little Leap Forward has enjoyed a tranquil child...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
