Ming Lo Moves the Mountain

by Arnold Lobel, Arnold Lobel (Illustrator)

Overview

Ming Lo's wife is angry. The couple live beside a big mountain which causes them no end of trouble. Shadows fall over their garden. Rocks fall through their roof. And it is always raining. "Husband," says Ming Lo's wife, "you must move the mountain so that we may enjoy our house in peace." But how can a man as small as Ming Lo move something as large as a mountain? Maybe the village wise man can help. This whimsical literary folktale is set in China.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780688109950
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	08/26/1993
Series:	One World Friends and Neighbors Series
Edition description:	1st Mulberry ed
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	100,788
Product dimensions:	9.75(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.08(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Arnold Lobel (1933–1987) illustrated many wonderful children’s books but is most beloved for his Frog and Toad stories, including the first one, Frog and Toad Are Friends, published in 1970. The books have garnered much acclaim, including a Caldecott Honor for Frog and Toad Are Friends and a Newbery Honor for Frog and Toad Together. These were followed by Frog and Toad All Year and Days with Frog and Toad.

Arnold Lobel (1933–1987) illustrated many wonderful children’s books but is most beloved for his Frog and Toad stories, including the first one, Frog and Toad Are Friends, published in 1970. The books have garnered much acclaim, including a Caldecott Honor for Frog and Toad Are Friends and a Newbery Honor for Frog and Toad Together. These were followed by Frog and Toad All Year and Days with Frog and Toad.

Editorial Reviews

A mountain blocks the sun and rains rocks on Ming Lo's house; a wise man helps Ming Lo and his wife move their home but lets them think they have moved the mountain. ``The singular range and power of Lobel's books impress readers with each new work,'' PW observed. ``Radically different from his previous creations, the paintings are in subdued but rich tones.'' (48)

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