Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 179.9
EAN num: 9780439456937
ISBN number: 0439456932
Label: Scholastic Press
Manufacturer: Scholastic Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 72
Printing Date: November 01, 2003
Publishing house: Scholastic Press
Age index: Young Adult
Sale Popularity Level: 435539
Studio: Scholastic Press
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In this deeply personal book, Ed Young explores twenty-six Chinese characters, each describing a feeling or emotion, and each containing the symbol for the heart.
Through stunning collage art that interprets the visual elements within each character, Young uncovers layers of meanings for words such as joy and sorrow, respect and rudeness. He invites readers to probe the full range of their own emotions and he gives a context for discussing ethics and the similarities between old and new, East and West.
It's a book for those who love the beauty of language and the beauty of the heart.
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I gave this book as part of a gift to my son. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the piece and the wide range of uses it can cover. The concept is wonderful and can be used as a conversation starter, inspiration, or just to enjoy as a piece of art in itself. A beautiful book, on many levels.
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The best gift anyone could receive--young or old. It describes and illustrates with Chinese characters the intellect & thought processes behind emotions. Wonderful concrete examples of those feelings you cannot always understand or explain to yourself, a friend or a child. Simply a work of art and an exquisite study for all generations. Please get more!
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What a lovely, useful book. When the old Chinese were inventing their writing, they noticed how activities & places evoked feelings & they began to draw the words like pictures as a remembrance. Feelings emerge from somewhere in the middle of our physical selves, & "sorrow" does feel like "opposites," a face off in ourselves. "When the heart is ruled by feelings that oppose each other" is insightful. If we are more able to define feelings like sorrow that converge on us in a moment, maybe we can begin to balanced life too. I can only say this book is most helpful to me. It is absolutely wonderful & more than anything else, useful in meaningful ways for all ages of people.
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What a lovely, useful book. Our fast paced times don't offer us the leisure to consider the meaning of our emotions and how they inform every moment of our lives. Emotions are like a roller coaster ride we are locked into and we feel powerless. When the old Chinese were inventing their writing, they noticed how activities & places evoked feelings & they began to draw the words like pictures as a remembrance. Feelings emerge from somewhere in the middle of our physical selves, & "sorrow" does feel like "opposites," a face off in ourselves. "When the heart is ruled by feelings that oppose each other" is insightful. If we are more aware and have the capacity to define feelings like sorrow that converge on us in a moment, maybe we could begin to have a better degree of balanced in life. I can only say this is most helpful to me. This book is absolutely wonderful & more than anything else, useful in meaningful ways for all ages of people.
Rated by buyers -
What a lovely, useful book. Our fast paced times don't offer us the leisure to consider the meaning of our emotions and how they inform every moment of our lives. Emotions are like a roller coaster ride we are locked into and we feel powerless. When the old Chinese were inventing their writing, they noticed how activities & places evoked feelings & they began to draw the words like pictures as a remembrance. Feelings emerge from somewhere in the middle of our physical selves, & "sorrow" does feel like "opposites," a face off in ourselves. "When the heart is ruled by feelings that oppose each other" is insightful. If we are more aware and have the capacity to define feelings like sorrow that converge on us in a moment, maybe we could begin to have a better degree of balanced in life. I can only say this is most helpful to me. This book is absolutely wonderful & more than anything else, useful in meaningful ways for all ages of people.
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