SuitabookLearning across generations
Kai and her mother Wen are described as learning from one another: Kai learns from elders, while adults listen to the next generation.
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Joe Todd-Stanton - Author
A Chinese myth-inspired adventure places Kai and her mother Wen alongside the Monkey King, dragons, scrolls and other fantastical elements. Its strongest stated focus is a mother–daughter relationship shaped by learning and listening.
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA Chinese myth-inspired adventure places Kai and her mother Wen alongside the Monkey King, dragons, scrolls and other fantastical elements. Its strongest stated focus is a mother–daughter relationship shaped by learning and listening.
Kai and her mother Wen are described as learning from one another: Kai learns from elders, while adults listen to the next generation.
The Monkey King is described as greedy, power-hungry and egotistical, whereas Kai and Wen are identified as the real heroes.
The story is described as drawing specifically on the Monkey King legend and on Chinese mythology, Buddhism and Taoism.
The adventure is described as dynamic and tense, and its ending as tearful. The Monkey King is portrayed negatively through greed, pride and self-centred behaviour, while Kai and Wen are presented as heroes.
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