Yu the Great: Conquering the Flood [A Chinese Legend]

by Paul D. Storrie

Book Overview

This graphic novel tells the legend of Yu the Great, a Chinese hero from the twenty-first century B.C. Some scholars believe Yu actually existed and that he founded the Xia Dynasty, the first Chinese empire described in historical records. Some later Chinese texts describe Yu as a kind and strong emperor whose engineering projects saved China from frequent floods. But in Chinese legend, as in this book, Yu is descended from the gods and born from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0822565625
• ISBN13: 9780822565628
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Graphic Universe (Tm)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.5" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 9 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 9