.Chang' e on the Moon through Katrina Moore, explained by Cornelia Li, translated through Jaime Chu.I collect picture manuals that retell fallacies and mythology, and also I am actually delighted by this beautifully detailed new retelling of the Mandarin belief "Chang' e on the Moon." Chang' e and also her other half, Hou Yi, live in peace as well as passion one another a lot. Hou Yi is actually a skilled archer, and also when too many sunshines begin appearing overhead, the Baggage Empress requests Hou Yi's support in firing all of them down. Later, he provides Hou Yi an elixir of eternal life, yet wanting to stay a mortal with his wife, he carries out certainly not take it. I really love Moore's take on completion. Completion constantly winds up along with Chang' e taking the potion as well as becoming immortal as well as living on the moon, however I enjoy Moore's empathetic take on it. Back concern includes the tale converted in to Mandarin. This is actually a prepared set of folktales retold coming from around the world, and I can easily not wait to gather them all!