Aussie Bites : The Lion Drummer

Aussie Bites Readers

By: Gabrielle Wang, Andrew McLean (Illustrator)

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Paperback | 1 July 2008 | Edition Number 1

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Paperback
96 Pages

Age
8 - 12

Grade
6 - 9

Dimensions(cm)
0.9 x 13 x 19.6

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Lulu, a young Chinese girl, is very musical. She knows that everything in life has its own particular rhythm, its own song, and in spite of her parents' objections (for the family lives in a small flat she longs to learn how to play the drums.

About The Author

Gabrielle Wang is an author and illustrator born in Melbourne of Chinese heritage. Her great grandfather came to Victoria during the Gold Rush. In her twenties she went in search of her roots, living in both China and Taiwan where she studied Chinese language and painting. Her stories are a blend of Chinese and Western culture with a touch of fantasy.

Gabrielle's novel The Garden of Empress Cassia won the 2002 Aurealis Award, was shortlisted for the Queensland Premier's Literary Awards and was a CBC Notable Book. The Pearl of Tiger Bay was shortlisted for the 2004 Aurealis Award and The Lion Drummer was named a Notable Book in the 2009 CBC Book of the Year Awards.

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