Chang'e on the Moon

<p><strong>Everlasting Tales is a collection of multicultural fairy tales and folktales--honoring the stories passed down through oral tradition by refreshing and preserving them for new generations. </strong></p><p>Before she was the famous goddess of the moon she was simply Chang'e. </p><p>Once upon a time there lived a kind beautiful woman named Chang'e. She and her husband Hou Yi were deeply in love and existed in peaceful harmony . . . Until one day ten blazing suns rose into the sky and threatened everything they knew. But while the two worked together to save the lands from burning up--someone else they trusted was plotting against them.</p><p>This epic romance follows how Chang'e's bravery and selflessness saved her people and why centuries later they celebrate her and retell her story all over the world. </p><p><strong>In the first of the Everlasting Tales collection multicultural folktales passed down through oral tradition now refreshed for a modern audience Katrina Moore and Cornelia Li tell the Chinese legend of Chang'e the moon goddess. Back matter includes an author's note and a condensed tale in Mandarin for bilingual readers perfect all year and during mid-Autumn Festival celebrations.</strong></p>