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When Prince Ma La Di is ailing, his father summons Doctor Me Di Cin. The doctor prescribes a healthy dose of fresh air, but the prince refuses to leave the palace. Doctor Me Di Cin promises to find an herbal cure. Each day, he returns to the palace empty-handed but full of tantalizing news of all that he has seen. The prince is so intrigued by the reports that curiosity soon gets the best of him and outside he goes.
Piet Grobler's watercolors include whimsical plants and birds drawn from Chinese folklore.
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Internationally known author Roberto Piumini lives in Milan. Award-winning illustrator Piet Grobler lives in South Africa.
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Gr 2-4-This straightforward narrative tells of a reclusive Chinese prince who grows pale and thin from his sedentary lifestyle and recovers only when a clever doctor lures him outside the palace walls. Doctor Me Di Cin is sure that Prince Ma La Di needs nothing more than fresh air and exercise to feel better, but the boy insists on being cured with herbs instead. Me Di Cin pretends to comply. He spends three days "searching" for herbal remedies, but returns only with tantalizingly vague descriptions of what he sees throughout the countryside during his quest. The child finally succumbs to the doctor's subtle ploy-he simply has to see these wonders with his own eyes. The herbal remedies are forgotten, and the two of them embark on a lifelong friendship filled with long walks together. Piumini's message is not a subtle one, and it is made even less so by the contrived names of his protagonists. Nevertheless, the story pulls through. With one to two efficient sentences per page, it makes for a smooth choice for group sharing. Grobler's simple, evocative illustrations do a wonderful job of setting the tone throughout the story.
Catherine Threadgill, DeKalb County Public Library, Atlanta, GA
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- PublisherLemniscaat imprint of Boyds Mills Press
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 1886910677
- ISBN 13 9781886910676
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages32
- IllustratorGrobler Piet
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