| Kampung Boy Contributor(s): Lat (Author), Lat (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1596431210 ISBN-13: 9781596431218 Publisher: First Second OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: "Kampung Boy "is a favorite of millions of readers in Southeast Asia. With masterful economy worthy of Charles Schultz, Lat recounts the life of Mat, a Muslim boy growing up in rural Malaysia in the 1950s: his adventures and mischief-making, fishing trips, religious study, and work on his family's rubber plantation. Meanwhile, the traditional way of life in his village (or "kampung") is steadily disappearing, with tin mines and factory jobs gradually replacing family farms and rubber small-holders. When Mat himself leaves for boarding school, he can only hope that his familiar "kampung" will still be there when he returns. "Kampung Boy" is hilarious and affectionate, with brilliant, super-expressive artwork that" "opens a window into a world that has now nearly vanished. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction | Comics & Graphic Novels - Historical - Young Adult Fiction | People & Places - Asia - Young Adult Fiction | Religious - Muslim |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005034135 |
| Physical Information: 0.51" H x 8.3" W x 6" (0.65 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1950's - Chronological Period - 1960's - Cultural Region - Southeast Asian - Religious Orientation - Islamic - Cultural Region - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Asian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 112302 Reading Level: 5.1 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Beloved by millions of readers in Southeast Asia, Kampung Boy is a humorous, fictionalized graphic memoir about a Muslim boy growing up in Malaysia. With masterful economy worthy of Charles Schultz, Lat recounts the life of Mat, a Muslim boy growing up in rural Malaysia in the 1950s: his adventures and mischief-making, fishing trips, religious study, and work on his family's rubber plantation. Meanwhile, the traditional way of life in his village (or kampung) is steadily disappearing, with tin mines and factory jobs gradually replacing family farms and rubber small-holders. When Mat himself leaves for boarding school, he can only hope that his familiar kampung will still be there when he returns. Kampung Boy is hilarious and affectionate, with brilliant, super-expressive artwork that opens a window into a world that has now nearly vanished. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lat: - One of the most beloved cartoonists in Southeast Asia, Lat's work was first published when he was just thirteen years old. He has received numerous awards, including, in 1994, the prestigious Malaysian honorific title Datuk. Most recently he was honored by the Malaysian Press Institute with their Special Jury Award, given to "those who have contributed significantly to journalism and society and have become an institution in their own right." Kampung Boy is his first book to be published in the U.S. |