Little Monk and the Mantis: A Bug, A Boy, and the Birth of a Kung Fu Legend
By John Fusco and Patrick Lugo
3.5/5
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John Fusco
John Fusco is the author of Paradise Salvage, which was shortlisted for the Crime Writers’ Association’s Dagger Award for Best First Crime Novel. He has written ten major motion pictures, including Young Guns, Hidalgo, and the Academy Award-nominated Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron. Fusco is the creator of the Netflix Original Series Marco Polo and has also just written the long-awaited sequel to Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Most recently, he has adapted Paulo Coelho's The Alchemist for the Weinstein Company. He lives on a farm in Northern Vermont with his wife.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Little Monk and the Mantis is intended as a children's book. But the story and message are so well done and the illustrations so charming that it will appeal to readers of any age. It's a classical Chinese tale about the boy who created the martial art known as Kung Fu (although it's made clear that Kung Fu has a larger meaning). Little Wong Long, an orphan living in a temple, is feeling so ashamed of his failure in martial arts that he runs away. Studying nature, he finds his own unique style and becomes a legend. The story is full of wisdom about Chinese culture, martial arts, and growing up.