Product Description

Like the other Sasek classics, this is a facsimile edition of the original book. The brilliant, vibrant illustrations have been meticulously preserved, remaining true to his vision more than 40 years later. Facts have been updated for the 21st-century, appearing on a "This is . . . Today" page at the back of the book. These charming illustrations, coupled with Sasek's witty, playful narrative, make for a perfect souvenir that will delight both children and their parents, many of whom will remember the series from their own childhoods. This is Hong Kong, first published in 1965, captures the enchantment and the contrasts of Hong Kong in the sixties. Roaring jets bring in the tourists; bamboo rickshaws taxi them through exotic streets fragrant with incense, roasting chestnuts, and honey-glazed Peking duck. Sasek shows you the sweeping panorama of gleaming Kowloon Bay framed by misty mountain ridges, then moves in for close-ups of laborers and hawkers, refugees from the mainland, and sailors of flame-red junks, and the strange "water people" who, it is said, never set foot on dry land.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #68805 in Books
• Published on: 2007-02-13
• Released on: 2007-02-13
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 64 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780789315601
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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About the Author
M. Sasek was born in 1916 in Prague, Czechoslovakia. An author and illustrator, he is best remembered for his classic stories on the great cities of the world. He died in 1980.

Customer Reviews

This was a good book (a student's review)
This book is about old Hong Kong in the Seventies with great illustrations. It talks about many things that you could see back then and some things you can see today! It describes trams, rickshaws, street restaurants and also the newspapers. There are a lot of things in the book that I did not know, so the book was very exciting for me. For example, I did not know that there were 32 different newspapers in Hong Kong.

Everyone will like this book because it is funny, it uses simple words, and there is even a list of differences between now and the 70s. Today, some of the old things are still around such as bamboo and fried hot chestnuts.

However, I think that the government of Hong Kong should have protected landmarks such as Queen's Pier. Also, I would have liked to go to Tiger Balm Gardens even though the new library is great. This book may make grownups sad to see how many landmarks have been lost.

Beautiful book
This is one of my favorite kids books- the pictures are gorgeous, and are a wonderful history of what life was like in Hong Kong 30 years ago.

Content needs major update
The graphics are very nice and there are a lot of accurate description of the culture in Hong Kong. However, most of the contents are about Hong Kong in the 50's. I would really recommend an update to this version. If kids read this book and travel to Hong Kong later, they will be totally shocked.