A sensitively written, real-life sory about a boy called Little Leap Forward, growing up in the hutongs of Beijing in the 1960's, at the time of the Cultural Revolution. In a year when China is banning the sale of wild songbirds, ending a 2,000 year history of selling and trading caged thrushes, this story of a young boy learning about freedom of spirit is all the more timely. Little Leap Forward's touching story is based on author Guo Yue's boyhood experiences of the Cultural Revolution in China. Sensitive, authoritative and deceptively simple, it offers young readers many intimate and powerful insights into one child's life and dreams as the Cultural Revolution tightens its grip. Ages 8-12.
By Guo Yue & Clare Farrow, Illustrated by Helen Cann, Hardcover, English, 128 Pages, 5.7" x 8.15"
