by Paul Yee (Author), Shaoli Wang (Illustrator)
Faced with a tyrannical emperor determined to wage war, three sisters, sublimely gifted in music, manage to fend for themselves and their parents with the power and magic they create with their instruments. Can the beauty of their music change the emperor's heart and bring peace?
Author Biography
Paul Yee is one of Canada's finest writers for children. He was raised in Vancouver and has worked in the archives at the Vancouver Museum. He won the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature for Ghost Train. He now lives in Toronto.
Born and raised in Qing Dao, China, Shaoli Wang now lives in British Columbia where she has taught art to children for 25 years. Shaoli is the illustrator of numerous books by Paul Yee, including the highly acclaimed Bamboo.