Voices of the Heart

by Ed Young

Book Overview

In this deeply personal book, artist and author Ed Young explores twenty-six Chinese characters, each describing a feeling or emotion, and each containing somewhere the symbol for the heart. Through... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0439456932
• ISBN13: 9780439456937
• Release Date: November 2003
• Publisher: Scholastic Press
• Length: 72 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.1" x 6.7"
• Age Range: 9 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 7

Customer Reviews

As a Gift

I gave this book as part of a gift to my son. I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of the piece and the wide range of uses it can cover. The concept is wonderful and can be used as a conversation starter, inspiration, or just to enjoy as a piece of art in itself. A beautiful book, on many levels.

voices of the heart

The best gift anyone could receive--young or old. It describes and illustrates with Chinese characters the intellect & thought processes behind emotions. Wonderful concrete examples of those feelings you cannot always understand or explain to yourself, a friend or a child. Simply a work of art and an exquisite study for all generations. Please get more!

Voices of the Heart by Ed Young

What a lovely, useful book. Our fast paced times don't offer us the leisure to consider the meaning of our emotions and how they inform every moment of our lives. Emotions are like a roller coaster ride we are locked into and we feel powerless. When the old Chinese were inventing their writing, they noticed how activities & places evoked feelings & they began to draw the words like pictures as a remembrance. Feelings emerge from somewhere in the middle of our physical selves, & "sorrow" does feel like "opposites," a face off in ourselves. "When the heart is ruled by feelings that oppose each other" is insightful. If we are more aware and have the capacity to define feelings like sorrow that converge on us in a moment, maybe we could begin to have a better degree of balanced in life. I can only say this is most helpful to me. This book is absolutely wonderful & more than anything else, useful in meaningful ways for all ages of people.

Incredibly Beautiful

Although meant to be a children's book, this visually stunning work can be appreciated by people of all ages. Ed Young weaves calligraphy, collage, and the written word together in a most incredible way, through the theme of 'the heart'.I discovered this book about a year ago at a history teachers' conference. This year I purchased my own copy and was told at the time that someone had just purchased it for a wedding (shower) gift. What a great idea!

Vivid & Original

This book is gorgeous, and perfect for adults and children alike. As a student of chinese, I especially admire the abstract interpretations of the characters and their etymologies.