Kampung Boy

Name: Kampung Boy
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ISBN: 9781596431218

ISBN-10: 1596431210

ISBN-13: 9781596431218

Edition: 2006 (Revised)

Authors: Lat, Lat Lat

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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 kampungwill still be there when he returns. Kampung Boyis hilarious and affectionate, with brilliant, super-expressive…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Publication date: 9/5/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 8.35" wide x 6.00" long x 0.45" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English