In a poor village in northern China, a small boy is about to be taken away from everything he's ever known. He is so afraid, but his mother urges him to follow his dreams. For soon he will become a dancer, one of the finest dancers in the world . . .
So begins The Peasant Prince,, The true story of Li Cunxin's extraordinary life. Based upon his internationally best-selling memoir, Mao's Last Dancer, this remarkable picture book captures the essence of one of the most inspiring stories to come from China in many years.
Writing a Cinquain
Examples
Create your Own Cinquain
Using the inspiration from our lessons about refugees, migrants, boat people, communist and dictatorship political countries. You are to create a Cinquain using one of the below words/phrases as inspiration to tell a short story or hint about our learnings.