Little Leap Forward
Subtitle: a boy in Beijing
By: by Guo Yue and Clare Farrow ; illustrated by Helen Cann
Contributors: Farrow, Clare; Cann, Helen, 1969-
Publisher: Barefoot; Barefoot Books, Limited
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Bath
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781846865381
Subjects: Wild birds as pets; Juvenile fiction; History; Social conditions
Description: It is the summer of 1966, and Little Leap Forward and his friends are growing up in Beijing. One day Little Leap Forward catches a bird. He keeps the bird in a cage and tries to teach it to sing. But his pet is silent - what can he do? Then the Red Guards arrive, and Little Leap Forward sees things in a new light.
Notes: Originally published: 2008.