- Overview
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A picture book that helps children understand the Life Folding-Screens that contain the lives of yangban during the Joseon Dynasty, from birth to death.
- Book Intro
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How Did Yangban Live in the Joseon Dynasty? is a picture book that offers a fun and entertaining explanation of the Life Folding-Screens that contain the lives and hopes of the yangban of the Joseon Dynasty. Makdong goes to a museum to see some paintings. From one painting, a mysterious light glows and drags Makdong into the painting. The artist suggests that they travel across the Life Folding-Screen. The trip with the artist who draws the folding-screen lets readers see how our ancestors had lived back then the 1st birthday party, studying, winning first place at a state exam, marriage, being a successful official, and growing old healthy and happy.
- About the Author
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Pak Suhyeon
Author Pak Suhyeon studied painting at Hongik University and is currently working as a children's book planner/writer and a freelance illustrator. She was awarded at the 16th UNESCO The NOMA Concours for Children's Picture Book Illustrations and was the selected illustrator at the 1st CJ PICTURE BOOK FESTIVAL.
Her works include the children's liberal arts books Notable Paintings, Good and Ugly and History in Art Museum and Paintings in History Museum; and the picture books The World's Most Famous Toilet; The World's Most Famous Sunflower; Mona Lisa's Smile That Captivated the World; Picasso's Guernica, the Symbol of Peace (Outstanding Book selected by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2013); The New Morning That Awakened the World; Cezanne's Apples that Surprised the World; The World's Happiest Art Piece; Botticelli's Primavera: Gods' Songs That Bring Spring; Eccentric Painter Henri Rousseau's Fantastic Jungles; The World's Biggest Sketchbook; The Adventure of Haechi in Gwanghwamun; My Dad Has Shrunk; A Trip around the Globe; Makdong, Let's Go to Mt. Geumgang (Excellent Publishing Content selected by the Publication Industry Promotion Agency), and Makdong, Set the Ship Afloat on Han River.
- Recommendation
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Recommended by the School Library Journal, 2021
