The Journey of Meng

by Doreen Rappaport

Book Overview

A Chinese tale in which a woman goes in search of her husband who has been forced to be a slave for a cruel king. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803708955
• ISBN13: 9780803708952
• Release Date: September 1991
• Publisher: Dial Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Beautiful artwork, among a Legend of a strong woman!

As history states, many countrymen lost their lives and where buried inside the wall. Meng's husband Wan is a scholar and should not be made to leave home to work on the Great Wall on the orders from Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi, but he is told he must go . Meng patiently waits for her husband to return home. One evening she has a vision that her husband is cold and freezing to death. So, the next morning she begins her journey to find and bring him warm clothes. When she finally makes it to the Wall she is told her husband died while working and was buried in the wall by the sea. Meng walks the wall to the sea . Somehow from the depths of her soul, she harnesses the heavens and with the rain shatters part of the wall. She then pricks her finger and shouts for her blood to find the bones of her husband. Once she finds her husbands bones she gathers them up and turns to go home to give her a proper burial. She is then taken by guards to the Emperor. He wants to know why she destroyed his wall. So in telling her story the Emperor wants to have her as his own. So he gives her a choice.. either give yourself to me, or I will have you beheaded. Meng replies back she will become his if he will do 3 things for her husband. The Emperor agrees and once all 3 are done Meng thanks her family and renounces her vow and throws herself off into the sea. I really like the artwork and how strong Meng is in the face of the Emperor. I especially like the last line in the book that says that her Chinese people remember her courage and takes courage themselves