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Little White Duck: A Childhood in China
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'''''Little White Duck: A Childhood in China''''' is a 2012 [[children's book]] written by Na Liu and illustrated by her husband, Andrés Vera Martinez;<ref name=Holmbergp95></ref> [[Graphic Universe]] is its publisher. It discusses Na Liu's childhood in China during the 1970s and 1980s.<ref name=Bird>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
Na Liu, who grew up in [[Wuhan]],<ref name=Kirkus>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2) - Print date: September 15, 2012.</ref> is an oncologist and hematologist.<ref name=PW></ref> Her husband is from [[Texas]].<ref name=Bird/>
Ryan Holmberg stated in an article for ''[[Yishu: Journal of Contemporary Chinese Art]]'' that ''Little White Duck'' is "primarily a book designed to sensitize American children today to the poverty a distant, now-wealthy country experienced only a generation ago."<ref name=Holmbergp96></ref> Holmberg stated that therefore the Communist ideology present in China at the time is not the primary theme of the book.<ref name=Holmbergp96/>
==Story and contents==
The book's story is in eight parts. The book includes Na Liu's reaction to the death of [[Mao Zedong]].<ref name=Bird/>
The book includes supplementary materials, such as maps, translations of [[hanzi]], a glossary, and a timeline of Chinese history.<ref name=Kirkus/>
==Reception==
Elizabeth Bird, an [[Evanston Public Library]] Collection Development Manager and a previous [[New York Public Library]] materials specialist, stated a favorable reception to the book in an article for the ''[[School Library Journal]]''. Bird stated that a coworker who grew up in China in the same period confirmed to her that the book's details were authentic.<ref name=Bird/>
''[[Publisher's Weekly]]'' stated described Na Liu as a "storyteller whose words are enlivened by Martinez's enthusiastic and energetic art, and their respective tones complement each other fluidly."<ref name=PW/>
[[Kirkus Reviews]] stated that the book is "Beautifully drawn and quietly evocative."<ref name=Kirkus/>
==References==
[[Category:2012 books]]
[[Category:Children's books]]
[[Category:Books about China]]
November 29, 2018 at 08:50PM
