Friday, August 16, 2013

The Seven Chinese Brothers by Margaret Mahy illustrated by Jean and Mou-sien Tseng

This version of the classic includes seven brothers instead of five.  One brother repairs a hole in the Great Wall of China since the workers are suffering as they repair it.  The mighty Emperor fears a man who can repair a wall in so quickly so wants to execute him.  The brothers use their gifts to free each other from the emperor's death sentences.
Longer than the original.  Pair with The Five Chinese Brothers and The Seven Chinese Sisters.
Strategies: connections, predicting, inferring

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