Uncle Peter’s Amazing Chinese Wedding
Written by Lenore Look
Illustrated by Yumi Heo
Atheneum Books, 2006
36 Pages
Multicultural (Chinese)
Jenny
is not happy that her favorite uncle is getting married because that means he
will not be spending as much time with her! She definitely does not like his fiancé
because the attention Jenny loses Stella gains! This book shares the traditions
of a Chinese wedding. Jenny also shares traditions from one hundred to two
hundred years ago which shows how things have changed since then!
Heo
uses oil, pencil and collage for her brightly colored illustrations. The bright
illustrations make you feel ready to celebrate! Heo uses informal text
placement in her illustrations. The book also features single and double page
illustrations. The lines are very defined and crisp.
This
would be a great book to compare American wedding customs to that of the
Chinese. Students could write about what they liked about the Chinese customs
and if they would want to change anything about American customs. Students
could show their favorite American or Chinese wedding custom by creating art
using pencil and collage to go along with this lesson. This book has not
received any awards.
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