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The pea blossom

In a small garden near the great city of Beijing, five peas rest patiently in the same shell. As the peas grow, so do their dreams. One pea longs to fly to the sun and another to the moon. Two more hope to dine with the emperor. But it is the smallest pea whose journey transforms the life of a mothe...

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Main Author: Poole, Amy Lowry
Other Authors: Andersen, H. C. (Hans Christian), 1805-1875
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Holiday House, c2005.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Fairy tales > Juvenile fiction.
Peas > Juvenile fiction.
China > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:In a small garden near the great city of Beijing, five peas rest patiently in the same shell. As the peas grow, so do their dreams. One pea longs to fly to the sun and another to the moon. Two more hope to dine with the emperor. But it is the smallest pea whose journey transforms the life of a mother and daughter. Exquisite paintings on rice paper and an eloquent retelling bring together Eastern and Western traditions. This unique rendition of the Hans Christian Andersen tale is published just in time to celebrate the two-hundredth anniversary of the great storyteller's birth.
Item Description:Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story: Five peas in a pod.
Physical Description:30 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
ISBN:0823418642 (hardcover)
Author Notes:Hans Christian Andersen, one of the best known figures in literature, is best know for combining traditional folk tales with his own great imagination to produce fairy tales known to most children today. The Danish writer was born in the slums of Odense. Although he was raised in poverty, he eventually attended Copenhagen University.

Although Andersen wrote poems, plays and books, he is best known for his Fairy Tales and Other Stories, written between 1835 and 1872. This work includes such famous tales as The Emperor's New Clothes, Little Ugly Duckling, The Tinderbox, Little Claus and Big Claus, Princess and the Pea, The Snow Queen, The Little Mermaid, The Nightingale, The Story of a Mother and The Swineherd.

Andersen's greatest work is still influential today, helping mold some of the works of writers ranging from Charles Dickens to Oscar Wilde and inspiring many of the works of Disney and other motion pictures.

Andersen, who traveled greatly during his life, died in his home in Rolighed on August 4, 1875.

(Bowker Author Biography)

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