Zhang, Song Nan. The ballad of Mulan, Pan Asian, 1998.
A Chinese folktale based on a poem from the Sung Dynasty that narrates the
story of a poor young girl who is living in a small village in ancient China. One
day, the government comes down to this village to recruit
new soldiers. Due to the serious shortage of new soldiers to fight the enemy
Tartars, Mulan Fa’s elder father has to join the army. In order to save her
father, Mulan Fa disguises herself as a man to join the army. She becomes a
women soldier but nobody knows. In the following years, Mulan Fa turns into a
girl hero who leads the army of China to fight bravely against the enemy and
make a great contribution to the country. Only when she is going to retire from
the army, does a general discover she is a girl and starts to fall in love with
her.
This is a Chinese picture book for children,
with the text in both English and Chinese. The author, Zhang Song Nan is a
Chinese artist, illustrator, and author who has published over 14 books. This folktale has been made into animation by Disney.
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