Arohan is desperate for a guitar. What eight year old boy isn't? So when Arohan's grandmother gives him a plain old bamboo flute for his birthday, he is understandably a little upset. But the xiao is no ordinary flute. An instrument steeped in the myths and legends of China, the xiao has its own special magic, as Arohan is soon to discover. When his brothers go missing on the slopes of the hill behind their home in Malaysia, Arohan must ensure they return safe and sound. But does he have what it takes to placate the guardian of the bamboo grove and summon the mythical phoenix? Described as 'an evocative "song"" that echoes in the heart' by award-winning author Mahtab Narsimhan, and a 'beautifully-crafted picture book' with a young hero whom children will 'completely take to their hearts' by respected literacy professional Marjorie Coughlan, this is a touching and courageous story of a young boy's love for his family and the magical things that can happen when you listen to your heart."

 

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2015 by Lantana Publishing .

Martina Peluso was born in Naples in 1980, where she currently lives and works. She has studied printing art at the Institute of Art in Naples and she has frequented courses of illustration at Sarmede and Pavia. In 2006 at the Carampa Circus in Madrid set up her first personal exhibition: Circus. In 2007 she has exhibited her work at Assisi, Italy, called the Hymn of the Creatures, images of a world of grace, it was on exhibition at the museum of St. Damiano.