About the Author. . .
Wang Jian was born in Tianjin, China and raised in the same city. After graduating from Tianjin Institute of Technology with a major in Science English, he joined an international forwarding company in TEDA and worked at TEDA and Tianjin airport for over 6 years. In spring 2003, he quit his job and pursued his dream--to write a book. He finished his first book, When Your Heart Seeks the Sky, after one and a half year and is now working again at another global forwarding company. In his spare time, he is marketing his book which has received very favorable reviews from all over the world.
Wang is a bachelor and lives with his parents in Tianjin, China now.
A description of When Your Heart Seeks the Sky by Wang Jian appears below.
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When Your Heart Seeks the Sky
Book Description
In this charming fable, a young chicken, Dodo, wonders why his friends always make fun of him. They laugh at his sharp beak and long feathers. They tease him mercilessly.
Then one day, Dodo sees an eagle soaring in the skies above him. If only I could be like that eagle, he thinks. If only I could fly over mountains and oceans, free as the air. Then his mother tells Dodo a secret about his life and everything changes forever.
When Your Heart Seeks the Sky is the story of a journey from the edges of endurance to the summits of joy. It reminds us all that we can only reach the stars by shooting for the heavens, and that dreams are what makes life worth living.
When Your Heart Seeks the Sky by Wang Jian, begins as follows:
Chapter 1
It was a rainy summer afternoon. Seven-year-old Dodo left school with his chicken classmates after the rain stopped. The great land in the Western Forest was brighter and clearer after the shower. Uncle Sun smiled happily in the sky. Water droplets glistened like diamonds on the green grass and the body of locusts. The air was full of the sweet scent of flowers and grass, and all the chickens ran and laughed, happy to breathe the fresh air after a boring day in school.
“Hey, buddy! Let’s play the locust-catching game, OK?” Bipa suggested to his friends. All the chickens stopped singing and turned to look at Bipa.
“Yay!” The chickens jumped for joy because they were about to take their afternoon tea, and locusts would be a delicious treat. It would also be fun just to play the game.
“But we have to follow the rules this time,” Bipa added.
The last time they played, many of their classmates broke the rules and nobody was crowned the winner.
“Okay. What are the rules? Hurry, hurry, hurry!” The chickens couldn't wait another minute, they were so excited. Their mouths watered at the idea of having tasty locusts with their tea.
“Let me think a minute.” Bipa blinked, mulling it over. “The chicken who gets the first locust will win the game. How does that sound?”
“No, no, no,” cried the other chickens. “That won’t work.”
“But why?” Bipa didn’t understand why his wonderful suggestion was being rejected.
“Because, Bipa,” said Dodo, “who will know if someone catches the first locust if the locust is already eaten?”
“Ah yes, you’re right.” Bipa looked thoughtful. “Do you have a better idea?”
All the chickens lowered their heads in thought. But they couldn’t think of anything better than Bipa's suggestion.
Then Dodo raised his head. “I have an idea,” he said, rubbing his sharp beak against his long feathers. Feathers that were so much longer than the other chickens’.
“Quick, tell us,” said Bipa, his own short wings beating anxiously. “I’m hungry.”
“OK,” replied Dodo. “We could eat a few of the locusts we catch, but wait and save the rest of them to count. Who ever catches ten locusts first wins the game.”
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When Your Heart Seeks the Sky by Wang Jian ©2004. All rights reserved.
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