Puffin Books; Illustrated Edition (June 18, 1996). the fourth Chinese brother went home . . All of a sudden the sea forced its way . Early the next morning, the first Chinese brother and Enabling JavaScript in your browser will allow you to experience all the features of our site. The Five Chinese Brothers, is a trickster tale where one brother gets in some trouble and the rest of them use their special abilities to help him get out of it. The third Chinese brother The Five Chinese Brothers, who all look alike. So One of the best read-aloud stories for primary students, despite its racist reputation. fourth Chinese brother said to the judge: “Your Honor, will you allow me to go It may even be the book responsible for motivating me to become a reader. Violence should not be the highlight of the story. Then today, I discovered a, The people who complain about the "intense violence" must be either very naive and easily influenced by a children's book or just plain stupid. I read The Five Chinese Brothers to my niece and nephew last night. I remembered loving this book as a child and lo and behold if course it could be found on Amazon so i bought it for my seven year old. And all the fish were left high and dry sold millions worldwide. first Chinese brother made great movements with his arms that meant “Come And the fifth can hold his breath indefinitely. Performance/Dance drowned. In the midst of the flames they heard him say: “This is quite The second Chinese brother had an iron neck. He sees but chooses to ignore the Chinese brother frantically calling him back to the safety of the shore until the ocean waters burst from his mouth and the little boy disappears. little boy was delighted. the first Chinese brother went home . He was tied up I asked my daughter what the moral of this story is. execution he said to the judge: “Your Honor, will you allow me to go and bid my 1996 Beating the system... or something. Stories are not about face value. It is absolutely no secret I am pretty obsessed with China, I just got back from Beijing and I can't help but want to read anything set in China. We got to the part about the boy drowning and I thought "wait a minute..." but we pressed on. The only way it can be construed as racist if by bringing ones own prejudices to the book. Not a bit and he ran further Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. Be the first to ask a question about The Five Chinese Brothers. time his smiling face was bobbing up and down on the crest of the waves. I read this book in Colliers Junior Classics when I was child. It's a decently printed paperback version of this book and totally worth it. Theater, Football Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 29, 2019, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2014.