Tibet Through the Red Box
Publication Information
Author:  Sis, Peter	Illustrator:  Sis, Peter
Title:  Tibet Through the Red Box	Date:  1998
Publisher:  Farrar Straus Giroux	City:  New York
ISBN, paperback:  0-374-37552-6	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:
Family:	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    diaries and journals, biography and autobiography
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
The author-illustrator returns to his father's home as an adult to learn the contents of a mysterious red box that his father had brought back from Tibet years before. The past is revealed through a diary, memories, and extraordinary illustrations.
Teaching Ideas:
The structure of the book may be difficult for some students. To tell the story, the author uses his father's diary accounts of a misadventure in Tibet and his own memories of the stories his father told upon his return home. The author's statement, "It is a Tibet I have never been to, and it may be a Tibet that never really existed" could be used to explore truth, dreams, and memory. Creating a timeline may help determine what really happened. The suggestive illustrations provide ample opportunities for exploring Asian cultures and religion. Teachers could also use with books illustrated by Ed Young. www.excite.com/travel/region/asia
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