A young, ambitious boy spends a lot of time with his grandfather learning how to sing and follow in the footsteps of his father who travels with a Chinese opera troupe. Wei, the little boy, loves to go to the opera and watch his father perform hoping one day, he too, will be a star. Through difficult times and financial loss, a young boy comes to the rescue of both his father and his cultural background.
Author
Yee, Paul
Publisher
Groundwood Books/Douglas & McIntyre
Illustrator
Jan Peng Wang
ISBN
0-88899-492-3
City of Publication
Toronto, Ontario
Year of Publication
2004
Author of Abstract
Abstract provided by Meredith Corradino, 2006
Citation
Yee, Paul, “A song for ba,” Children's Picture Book Database at Miami University, accessed September 24, 2023, https://dlp.lib.miamioh.edu/picturebook/items/show/13673.
Valerie A. Ubbes, PhD, MCHES®
