Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis

World order of western China near a century ago. Buck (Introduction) 76 ratings Kindle 8.99 Read with Our Free App Hardcover 13.45 23 Used from 3.00 6 Collectible from 5.00 Paperback 8.99 74 Used from 1.45 23 New from 3. First published in 1932, Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze was one of the earliest Newbery Medal winners. Story of how Young Fu, whose father was less than diligent, is taken under the wings of, and adopted by, a coppersmith whose finds him worthy. Add to book club Not in a club Learn more See this image Follow the Author Elizabeth Foreman Lewis Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze Library Binding Januby Elizabeth Foreman Lewis (Author) 79 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 9. Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze Hardcover Augby Elizabeth Foreman Lewis (Author), Ed Young (Illustrator), Pearl S. Set in pre-World War II China in the city of Chungking, Szechuan - the city of hills above the Three Gorges, dominated by warlords, secret societies, bandits, hoodlums, opium, penetration of Western ideas, and by 1937, the wartime capitol of China during the Sino-Japanese War. The story revolves around Fu Yuin-fah, the son of a widow from the countryside of western China, who wishes to become a coppersmith in the big city on the Yangtze River, Chungking (now spelled. Winner of the Newbery Award (1933) and the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award (1960).First novel (1932) from children's author and Methodist missionary to China, Elizabeth Foreman Lewis (1892 - 1958). Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze is a book by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis that won the Newbery Medal for excellence in American children's literature in 1933. First published 1932 this is a 1969 reprint. A classic Newbery Award winner, with an introduction. DJ/NF w/loss to front inner flap under library mylar. Read 310 reviews from the worlds largest community for readers.

Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze by Elizabeth Foreman Lewis