Saturday, January 15, 2022

The Grandmaster's Daughter by Dan-ah Kim - ADVISABLE

The Grandmaster's Daughter
by Dan-ah Kim.
PICTURE BOOK Greenwillow Books (Harper Collins), 2021. $19. 9780063076907 

BUYING ADVISORY: EL (K-3) - ADVISABLE 

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Sunny is the Grandmaster's daughter. She has earned a black belt at the martial arts school. Besides her chores around the dojang, sweeping, watering the plants and feeding the cats, Sunny also works with the beginning students as they learn to kihap. But when the kihaps are very bold, it wakes the dragons in the mountains who come to the dojang to train too. 

Such a magical and fun story. I can only imagine how much fun it would be to learn from a teacher who can bring it to life. Includes an authors note about this Korean martial art. We learned the 5 tenets of Tae Kwan Do which are: Courtesy, Integrity, Perseverance, Self-Control and Indomitable Spirit.

Lisa Librarian

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