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바다의 신. The Book of Shen of the Sea, by Arthur Bowie Chrisman
신 . shen. Shen of the Sea . 바다의 신.
미국 뉴베리상을 수상. 미국 아동문학에 공헌. 주로 중국의 민화 단편의 이야기를 모아서 50개 실루엣 삽화그림을 그리어서 책으로 만듬.
This book was awarded the John Newbery Medal by the
Children’s Librarians’ Section of the American Library Association,
for the most distinguished contribution to American Children’s
literature during the year 1925.
SHEN OF THE SEA
A Book for Children
BY
ARTHUR BOWIE CHRISMAN
“ Author of The Wind That Wouldn’t Blow”
Illustrated with over Fifty Silhouettes
BY
ELSE HASSELRIIS
Shen of the Sea is a collection of short stories written by Arthur Bowie Chrisman. It was first published by Dutton in 1925, illustrated with more than 50 silhouettes by Else Hasselriis.Chrisman won the 1926 Newbery Medal for the work, recognizing the previous year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children".
The original title page shows subtitle A Book for Children and one early dustjacket shows Chinese Stories for Children. Both subtitles have been used for later editions.
Chrisman's 16 original stories are written in the style of humorous Chinese folk tales. The title story tells of a king who tries to match wits with the demons of the water in order to save his city from a flood. Other tales relate the origin of chopsticks, and an instance when mud pies are revealed to be the origin of fine China.
