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Summary: Lovely book with a good lesson
Comment: I bought this book to use as a lesson with my special education class in a middle school. It is a wonderful story with beautiful illustrations. While some of the words were a bit difficult, I read the story to them and they completed a story circle based upon identifying the heroine(s), the setting, the problem, the action and the result. It was a great book for this kind of simple project. It taught about being calm and I was able to simply leave out the parts about "chi" - I teach in public school and don't tread on religion.
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Summary: Good book to empower young girls
Comment: This book has a great story and tends to give a wonderful message for young girls. I recommend it to any parent who wants their daughter to grow up with an "I can do it", or "never give up" attitude.
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Summary: Good Role Model For Girls
Comment: The story resonated with me, I find it inspirational. I also thought that the drawing of Jingyong captures the essence of her calm strength.
I think society is lacking role models for young girls and this book is perfect. It doesn't teach winning by force but by realizing one's own inner strength.
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Summary: Strong women, Wu Mei Kung Fu & Shaolin Monastery
Comment: I just love that this book is based on a woman that I hope existed! I love that when she was born that they watched her to see her true nature before they named her and then gave her the name Jingyong - Quiet Courage. Also that her father would not allow Jingyong's feet to be bound, and that he treated her as a son and she was taught the 5 pillars of learning - art, literature, music, medicine and marital arts! There is so much more of the book, but I don't want to spoil it for you! This is an excellent book!
What a fasinating story! The artwork is beautiful! And I can't wait to read this book to my daughter and find a Wu Mei Kung Fu studio to learn Wu Mei ourselves!
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Summary: Great message but inaccurate martial arts-wise
Comment: My son loves this book as do I, but I would love it more if I weren't a longtime student of Sifu Ken Lo, 7th Generation Master of Wu Mei Pai and Head of the Wu Mei Kung Fu association. While everyone's version of events of Wu Mei's life will be somewhat different, there is a very real martial art called Wu Mei that descends directly from Wu Mei herself. The nun Wu Mei's movement as depicted in the story are very different from the Wu Mei I've studied for the last 15 years. I suppose that is poetic and artistic license, but it's a shame nonetheless, especially as the author interved Sifu Lo and watched his class.
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