Description
Award-winning author-illustrator Barbara McClintock’s meticulous research and vibrant watercolor illustrations breathe life into this frenzied, fictionalized exploration of China’s ancient Five Forms.
When a young girl finds a mysterious, discarded book of martial arts poses, she ignores the warning printed in bold inside its cover: DO NOT ATTEMPT THESE FORMS WITHOUT AN EXPERIENCED TEACHER! She decides to attempt them herself . . . but is shocked to find that doing so conjures real animals right into her home! The chaos escalates as she releases a leopard, a snake, and a dragon, each creature larger and more destructive than the last. It is only once she manages the fifth and final form that things return to normal. But will she be able to clean up the mess she’s created before her mother returns home?
A New York City Public Library Notable Best Book for Kids
A little girl conjures increasingly destructive animals using ancient Chinese martial arts poses known as the Five Forms in this new picture book by award-winning author/illustrator McClintock. Full color.
Farrar Straus Giroux
Juvenile Fiction
Sports & Recreation
Edition: Martial Arts, Juvenile Fiction
Keywords: Sports & Recreation
