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Tundra artist Song Nan Zhang was born in Shanghai. He received a Masters degree from the Beijing Central Institute of Fine Arts, and his paintings have been exhibited in galleries around the world. After teaching at the Central Institute for several years, he visited Montreal, Canada, and decided to settle there with his wife and two sons to pursue his painting full time. His works on canvas have been regularly exhibited in eastern Canada, notably at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.
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The Day I Became a Canadian
Written by Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet
Illustrated by Song Nan Zhang
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - People & Places - Canada; Juvenile Nonfiction - History - Canada; Juvenile Nonfiction - Social Situations - New Experience | 978-0-88776-892-7 (0-88776-892-X) | September 2008 | 12.99
On a snowy morning, little Xiao Ling Li and her parents are about to take part in a ceremony — one that will make them Canadian citizens. To record the day for her new brother or sister, she decides to keep a scrapbook to treasure the day.
The Day I Became... [read more]
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From Far and Wide
Written by Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet
Illustrated by Song Nan Zhang
Hardcover | Tundra Books | | 978-0-88776-443-1 (0-88776-443-6) | July 2000 | 22.99
On a snowy February morning, Xiao Ling Li and her parents take part in a citizenship ceremony. From the recitation of the Oath of Canadian Citizenship to the singing of the national anthem and the wonderful welcoming party afterward with all of its tantalizing treats, the day is filled with wonderful... [read more]
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Awakening the Dragon
Written by Arlene Chan
Illustrated by Song Nan Zhang
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Holidays & Festivals; Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals | 978-0-88776-805-7 (0-88776-805-9) | April 2007 | 12.99
In ancient times, the Chinese saw the dragon as both a protector and a threat, able to bring on rain or cause droughts. To honor this powerful creature, people created long narrow boats that they raced in an annual rainmaking festival.
From the wearing of fragrant pouches, to the consumption of rice... [read more]
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Awakening the Dragon
Written by Arlene Chan
Illustrated by Song Nan Zhang
Hardcover | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Holidays & Festivals; Juvenile Fiction - Holidays & Festivals | 978-0-88776-656-5 (0-88776-656-0) | April 2004 | 22.99
In ancient times, the Chinese saw the dragon as both a protector and a threat, able to bring on rain or cause droughts. To honor this powerful creature, people created long narrow boats that they raced in an annual rainmaking festival.
From the wearing of fragrant pouches, to the consumption of rice... [read more]
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The Legend of the Panda
Written by Linda Granfield
Illustrated by Song Nan Zhang
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | | 978-0-88776-474-5 (0-88776-474-6) | June 2001 | 9.99
A timeless tale about a beloved animal
One of the world’s most beloved and reclusive animals, the panda is almost as mysterious today as it was thousands of years ago. The original Chinese folk tale of how the panda came to have its distinctive black-and-white coat is a story of love, bravery... [read more]
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The Legend of the Panda
Written by Linda Granfield
Illustrated by Song Nan Zhang
Hardcover | Tundra Books | | 978-0-88776-421-9 (0-88776-421-5) | May 1998 | 17.99
A timeless tale about a beloved animal
One of the world’s most beloved and reclusive animals, the panda is almost as mysterious today as it was thousands of years ago. The original Chinese folk tale of how the panda came to have its distinctive black-and-white coat is a story of love, bravery... [read more]
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Emma's Story
Written by Deborah Hodge
Illustrated by Song Nan Zhang
Hardcover | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Family - Adoption; Juvenile Fiction - Family - Orphans & Foster Homes | 978-0-88776-632-9 (0-88776-632-3) | October 2003 | 22.99
When Emma sets out to make a cookie family with her Grandma, the happy afternoon suddenly turns sad. The cookies are meant to look like her family, but hers is the only one with licorice hair and eyes. She doesn’t look like the others; does that mean she doesn’t belong?
In gentle... [read more]
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The Man Who Made Parks
Written by Frieda Wishinsky
Illustrated by Song Nan Zhang
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Biography & Autobiography - Historical; Juvenile Nonfiction - Architecture | 978-0-88776-902-3 (0-88776-902-0) | January 2009 | 12.99
The story of Olmsted who designed some of North America’s most famous public spaces
When the great cities of North America were being built, little thought was given to the idea of creating “green spaces.” But these oases from the dirt, gravel, and noise of the crowded city streets were exactly what... [read more]
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The Man Who Made Parks
Written by Frieda Wishinsky
Illustrated by Song Nan Zhang
Hardcover | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Biography & Autobiography - Historical; Juvenile Nonfiction - Architecture | 978-0-88776-435-6 (0-88776-435-5) | April 1999 | 17.99
When the great cities of North America were being developed, there was little thought to creating “green spaces.” Frederick Law Olmsted combined his childhood love for nature with the structured beauty of the great parks of London and Paris to turn a neglected, swampy area into one of the most acclaimed... [read more]
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The Children of China
Written by Song Nan Zhang
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Family - Multigenerational; Juvenile Nonfiction - Ethnic - Asian American; Juvenile Nonfiction - Biography & Autobiography - Art | 978-0-88776-448-6 (0-88776-448-7) | April 1998 | 11.99
Before coming to Canada, while he was still an art teacher in Beijing, Song Nan Zhang traveled from Inner Mongolia east, south, and north to find and paint unusual scenes of Chinese family life.
Here are the children who grow up in the saddle with their nomadic parents or become as agile... [read more]
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The Children of China
Written by Song Nan Zhang
Hardcover | Tundra Books | Juvenile Nonfiction - Family - Multigenerational; Juvenile Nonfiction - Ethnic - Asian American; Juvenile Nonfiction - Biography & Autobiography - Art | 978-0-88776-363-2 (0-88776-363-4) | October 1995 | 19.99
Before coming to Canada, while he was still an art teacher in Beijing, Song Nan Zhang traveled from Inner Mongolia east, south, and north to find and paint unusual scenes of Chinese family life.
Here are the children who grow up in the saddle with their nomadic parents or become as agile... [read more]
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Cowboy on the Steppes
Written by Song Nan Zhang
Hardcover | Tundra Books | | 978-0-88776-410-3 (0-88776-410-X) | September 1997 | 17.99
In 1968, as part of Mao’s Cultural Revolution, thousands of teenagers were “relocated.” The artist’s brother was sent to a place that could not have been more different from his crowded, noisy Beijing home. He was sent to the steppes to live with Mongolian herdsmen.
The studious, gentle, city boy had... [read more]
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Five Heavenly Emperors
Written by Song Nan Zhang
Hardcover | Tundra Books | | 978-0-88776-338-0 (0-88776-338-3) | October 1994 | 19.99
Just about every civilization has stories of creation. The myths and legends of the ancient Greeks and Romans are very well known, but these 12 myths from ancient China are just as fascinating. Between Pangu separating the sky from the earth and the Northern Emperor separating man from gods, we have... [read more]
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A Little Tiger in the Chinese Night
Written by Song Nan Zhang
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | | 978-0-88776-356-4 (0-88776-356-1) | September 1995 | 9.99
In 1944, when Song Nan Zhang was not yet three, he saw a baby tiger outside the hut in the mountains where he and his mother were living. The tiger returned twice before disappearing into the bamboo forest forever. For a child to see a tiger meant luck, but Song Nan... [read more]
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A Little Tiger in the Chinese Night
Written by Song Nan Zhang
Hardcover | Tundra Books | | 978-0-88776-320-5 (0-88776-320-0) | October 1993 | 19.99
In 1944, when Song Nan Zhang was not yet three, he saw a baby tiger outside the hut in the mountains where he and his mother were living. The tiger returned twice before disappearing into the bamboo forest forever. For a child to see a tiger meant luck, but Song Nan... [read more]
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A Time of Golden Dragons
Written by Song Nan Zhang and Hao Yu Zhang
Illustrated by Song Nan Zhang
Trade Paperback | Tundra Books | Juvenile Fiction - Historical - Asia; Juvenile Fiction - Legends, Myths, Fables - Other | 978-0-88776-791-3 (0-88776-791-5) | November 2006 | 14.99
Through the ages, the dragon has been an important symbol for the Chinese. A time of Golden Dragons is the most auspicious possible. In fascinating text and beautiful paintings, Song Nan and Hao Yu Zhang trace the dragon’s history. Perhaps inspired by giant crocodiles, the image of the dragon affects every... [read more]
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A Time of Golden Dragons
Written by Song Nan Zhang and Hao Yu Zhang
Hardcover | Tundra Books | | 978-0-88776-506-3 (0-88776-506-8) | September 2000 | 19.99
Through the ages, the dragon has been an important symbol for the Chinese. A time of Golden Dragons is the most auspicious possible. In fascinating text and beautiful paintings, Song Nan and Hao Yu Zhang trace the dragon’s history. Perhaps inspired by giant crocodiles, the image of the dragon affects every... [read more]
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