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| This is Hong Kong (This is . . .) | 
 enlarge | Author: Miroslav Sasek
Publisher: Universe
Category: Book
List Price: $17.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (1 reviews)
Sales Rank: 32971
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 64
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 8.8 x 0.6
ISBN: 0789315602
Dewey Decimal Number: 915.12504
EAN: 9780789315601
ASIN: 0789315602
Publication Date: February 13, 2007
Release Date: February 13, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Like the other Sasek classics, this is a facsimile edition of the original book. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more than 40 years later. Facts have been updated for the 21st-century, appearing on a "This is . . . Today" page at the back of the book. These charming illustrations, coupled with Sasek's witty, playful narrative, make for a perfect souvenir that will delight both children and their parents, many of whom will remember the series from their own childhoods. This is Hong Kong, first published in 1965, captures the enchantment and the contrasts of Hong Kong in the sixties. Roaring jets bring in the tourists; bamboo rickshaws taxi them through exotic streets fragrant with incense, roasting chestnuts, and honey-glazed Peking duck. Sasek shows you the sweeping panorama of gleaming Kowloon Bay framed by misty mountain ridges, then moves in for close-ups of laborers and hawkers, refugees from the mainland, and sailors of flame-red junks, and the strange "water people" who, it is said, never set foot on dry land.
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Beautiful book February 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is one of my favorite kids books- the pictures are gorgeous, and are a wonderful history of what life was like in Hong Kong 30 years ago.
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