The hidden treasure
By: Ruowen Wang ; illustrated by Wei Xu.
Contributors: Xu, Wei, 1967-
Edition: 1st Cdn. ed.
Publisher: Kevin & Robin Books
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
ISBN-13: 9780973879810
Subjects: Chinese -- Juvenile fiction.; Family -- Juvenile fiction.; Avarice -- Juvenile fiction.; Picture books for children.; Chinois -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.; Famille -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.; Avarice -- Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.; Livres d'images pour enfants.
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Romans, nouvelles, etc. pour la jeunesse.
First sentence: Spring is beautiful. My little sister Robin and I are playing in our backyard. Dad comes home with a peach tree for Grandpa, because Grandpa has said that for his eighty-fifth birthday in August, he would like to see a peach tree bearing some beautiful peaches in our backyard. Peaches symbolize long life in Chinese culture.
Description: Summary: Kevin and Robin love to hear Grandpa’s folklore from China. Grandpa tells them a story called The Hidden Treasure, about a poor, old man abandoned by his three sons and their wives. The old man falls ill. A neighbour hears him muttering in his delirium something about a treasure and informs his sons. Soon, the sons and their wives are fighting over possession of the dying old man - and his “hidden treasure.” 

Written by Ruowen Wang; Illustrated by Wei Xu; Black and white, 40 pages, 8½ x 11 
Hardcover: $22.95 Cdn      ISBN: 978-0-9738798-1-0
Paperback: $9.99 Cdn          ISBN: 978-1-897458-05-1
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