Tashi and the Tibetan Flower Cure

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Pub Date Sep 01 2011 | Archive Date Sep 01 2012

Description

Tashi loves listening to Popola, her grandpa, sing Tibetan chants to the click, click of his prayer beads. She also loves hearing Popola's stories about the village in Tibet where he grew up. But recently Popola has been sick, and Tashi is worried.

One of the stories Tashi remembers told how people in Popola's village use flowers to help themselves recover from illnesses. Will this healing tradition work in the United States, so far from Popola's village? Determined to help Popola get better, Tashi recruits family, friends, and neighbors in a grand effort to find out.

Lyrically told and illustrated with impressionistic paintings, Tashi and the Tibetan Flower Cure shines a tender light on the universal bond between grandchild and grandparent. Readers of all ages are sure to be inspired by the gentle power of this story and its spirit of compassion and community.

Tashi loves listening to Popola, her grandpa, sing Tibetan chants to the click, click of his prayer beads. She also loves hearing Popola's stories about the village in Tibet where he grew up. But...

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Advance Praise

"A heartwarming picture book presents age-old Tibetan medical traditions with a modern, positive, community-based twist. . . . Painterly acrylic-on-canvas illustrations incorporate traditional Tibetan objects such as prayer flags and thangkas, sacred wall hangings, into a modern-day setting, providing a colorful window into both cultures. Additional Tibetan elements, such as Tibetan words and phrases, are sprinkled throughout and are further explained in a brief note on Tibetan-Americans at the end of the text. An uplifting and informative peek into traditional Tibetan medicine through the lens of a modern Tibetan-American family."-Kirkus Reviews

"The softly brushed paintings . . . suit the text's homespun tone. The story, outwardly realistic, turns on two charming ideas: that of a child using ancient wisdom to restore the health of a relative, and that of a sterile American suburb becoming as close-knit as a Tibetan village." -Publisher's Weekly

"With a blend of detail and expressionism, the rich, jewel-toned paintings do a wonderful job of supplementing the text. . . This heartwarming story is full of details and images that show what life might be like for a Tibetan-American child. Any second- or third-generation immigrant family will relate to the blending of two cultures, and all readers will relate to Tashi's concern, fear, and desire to help." -School Library Journal

"This upbeat story provides a rare look at Tibetan Americn culture." -Booklist

"A gentle immigration story celebrating multi-generational family bonds." -"BookDragon," from the Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program

"A heartwarming picture book presents age-old Tibetan medical traditions with a modern, positive, community-based twist. . . . Painterly acrylic-on-canvas illustrations incorporate traditional...

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EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9781600604256
PRICE $18.95 (USD)
PAGES 40

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