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| Original Title: | The Story About Ping |
| ISBN: | 0448421658 (ISBN13: 9780448421650) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | China |
Marjorie Flack
Paperback | Pages: 32 pages Rating: 4.16 | 40116 Users | 492 Reviews
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Ping was an adventurous duck who lived on a beautiful wise-eyed boat on the Yangtze River. He liked his life on the riverboat just and liked his large family and his kind master. He didn't like to be the last in line to board the boat at night, for that unlucky duck got a loud spank. So what did Ping do when it seemed that he would be the last on line? What else but set out on his own to explore the fascinating world of life on the Yangtze River. The Story about Ping is one of the best-loved and enduring children's books, both for its spirited and irrepressible hero and for its beautiful evocation of a distant land and way of life. Every child can sympathize with a dawdling duck who wants to avoid a spanking, and share his excitement and wonder as he sails down the river.
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| Title | : | The Story About Ping |
| Author | : | Marjorie Flack |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 32 pages |
| Published | : | August 28th 2000 by Grosset & Dunlap (first published 1933) |
| Categories | : | Childrens. Picture Books. Fiction |
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Ratings: 4.16 From 40116 Users | 492 ReviewsAssessment About Books The Story About Ping
I read this fantastic little book to my 9 year-old daughter, 16 year-old son, and his GF. Written in 1933, it has become a classic of children's literature. It demonstrates varied sentence structure, good vocabulary, a clipping pace, and comedy around every page. A little duck learns the consequences of not paying attention, although he had no malice, and is subsequently exposed to various dangers and little hardships. In the end, he takes his knocks to get back with his group and enjoy theThis book from my childhood gives a glimpse into the scariness of feeling alone, the kindness of a boy, and the security of being with family (including 42 cousins). All on the beautiful yellow water of the Yangtze River...
I read this book because it was on my school's pillars of character reading list for responsibility. I would never have picked it on my own and I don't think I'll be reading it to students. The duckling is being irresponsible by not going back to the boat with his family because he didn't want to get smacked. I guess the message is supposed to be not to shirk your duty because you are afraid of consequences, but these don't seem like warranted consequences to me. The guy wanted to smack a duck
This was required reading as an additive for my 5 yr old's history lesson. He enjoyed the story, and it was relatively interesting, I was just hoping for a little more Chinese culture. It takes place on the Yangtze river, which is mentioned over and over again on each page, so it's great for repetitive learning if your child keeps forgetting the name of the river, but other than that, not much info on China. So much more could have been done with this book, and so I was disappointed. It's
Ok, first of all, I LOVED the illustrations in this book! So many kids books back in this time, Ping was originally published in 1933, have the best illustrations. They are vivid and fun and so well drawn. This is an adorable book about a duckling called Ping that doesn't want to be last on the boat and get hit with the switch, so ends up going on quite an adventure and almost becomes one family's meal. In the end he makes it back to his family and his brother/sister ducklings. My good friend,
My children are both hooked on this book right now, but I'm ambivalent. It's certainly engrossing and atmospheric, though I can't comment on whether its depiction of life on the Yangtze is even remotely accurate. Much of the plot is driven by the baby duck Ping's fear of getting spanked for being last to enter the "wise-eyed boat" (sounds almost like a Homeric epithet). "Spank" has now entered my children's vocabulary, and I was a bit taken aback to see my son pick up a stick on the playground
*We had this in one of our school sets, and it was one of the stories Aunt Mary (and others) read to the girls at GmaKroeschel's often. :)
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