{"id":7883,"date":"1997-03-04T19:47:14","date_gmt":"1997-03-04T23:47:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bookdragon.si.edu\/?p=7883"},"modified":"2015-08-17T10:39:28","modified_gmt":"2015-08-17T14:39:28","slug":"chinas-bravest-girl-the-legend-of-hua-mu-lan-told-by-charlie-chin-illustrated-by-tomie-arai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/chinas-bravest-girl-the-legend-of-hua-mu-lan-told-by-charlie-chin-illustrated-by-tomie-arai\/","title":{"rendered":"China\u2019s Bravest Girl: The Legend of Hua Mu Lan told by Charlie Chin, illustrated by Tomie Arai [in What Do I Read Next? 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An animated film version of the Legend of Fa Mu Lan is due out from Disney in late 1996.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/bookdragonreviews.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/09\/what-do-i-read-next.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">&#8220;Asian American Titles,&#8221; <em>What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature<\/em>, Gale Research, 1997<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Children<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 1993<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com\/files\/2009\/09\/chinas-bravest-girl.jpg\" alt=\"China&#039;s Bravest Girl\" title=\"China&#039;s Bravest Girl\" width=\"128\" height=\"143\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6874\" \/>Disguised as a man, Hua Mu Lan takes her elderly father\u2019s place in the Emperor\u2019s army and becomes a legendary warrior. Even after years of fighting, none of her comrades realize her true identity. She returns home to her proud parents as a decorated general and resumes her life as a young woman.<\/p>\n<p>This is the original tale of the ultimate woman warrior, captured in both English and Chinese. The legend of Hua Mu Lan (also Fa Mu Lan) is based on a poem called &#8220;Mu Lan Ci,&#8221; which was recorded during China\u2019s Soong Dynasty (960-1279 A.D.). An animated film version of the Legend of Fa Mu Lan is due out from Disney in late 1996.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Review<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/bookdragonreviews.wordpress.com\/files\/2009\/09\/what-do-i-read-next.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Asian American Titles,&#8221; <em>What Do I Read Next? 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