The Hunter

Hai Li Bu is a good hunter, but not even he can find enough food for his village when the drought comes. The people grow thin and weak, the children rarely laugh -- but worst of all, they begin to argue and stop listening to one another.
Out on a hunt one day, Hai Li Bu saves a small snake from the beak of a crane. He is surprised to learn that he has rescued the daughter of the Dragon King of the Sea. The Dragon King offers Hai Li Bu the reward of his choice. Hai Li Bu asks only to know the language of animals. Then he can be a better hunter for his village. His wish is granted with a provision: He must never reveal the secret of his gift to anyone.
Hai Li Bu's people are saved from famine, but when he hears from the animals that a flood is coming that will destroy everything in his village, the people do not listen to him. You ask us to leave our homes. How can we know what you say is true? a village elder asks him. Now Hai Li Bu is faced with a terrible choice: to let the people of his village die in the flood or to reveal his secret, knowing the dire consequences for himself.
Caldecott Medal and Honor-winner Ed Young's magnificent illustrations bring this poignant traditional folktale to life.

Author: Mary Casanova
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Published: 09/01/2000
Pages: 32
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.93lbs
Size: 11.25h x 8.74w x 0.39d
ISBN: 9780689829062
Audience: Ages 4-8

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 44109 / Hunter: A Chinese Folktale


Award: Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) - Winner


Review Citation(s):
Booklist 05/15/2000 pg. 1754
Kirkus Review - Children 06/15/2000 pg. 881
School Library Journal 08/01/2000 pg. 168
Booklist Ed Choice Adu Bk YA's 01/01/2001 pg. 864
ALA Notable Children's Books 01/01/2001 pg. 1382
Booklist 07/01/2001 pg. 2011
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2001 pg. 341 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2001 pg. 341 - Recommended, Satisfactory
School Library Journal 08/04/2000

About the Author
Young, Ed: - Ed Young is the illustrator of more than eighty books for children, seventeen of which he has also written. Most notably, he is the Caldecott Medalistfor "Lon Po Po "andthe Caldecott Honor recipient for both"The Emperor and the Kite "and "Seven Blind Mice." Young lives in Westchester County, New York.Young, Ed: - Ed Young is the illustrator of more than eighty books for children, seventeen of which he has also written. Most notably, he is the Caldecott Medalist for Lon Po Po and the Caldecott Honor recipient for both The Emperor and the Kite and Seven Blind Mice. Young lives in Westchester County, New York.

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