The Village Teacher
Cixin Liu Graphic Novels #3
Readers rate it 4.0 (2 on Hardcover)
108 pages · Released Sep 14, 2021 · Simon and Schuster
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This graphic novel adapts Cixin Liu's acclaimed hard sci-fi story into a visually engaging format suitable for older middle-grade and young teen readers. The narrative celebrates education, sacrifice, and human resilience against cosmic threats, with themes of cultural preservation and hope. While there are references to an interstellar war and existential peril, the violence is not graphic and the focus remains on the teacher's legacy and the children's ingenuity rather than combat.
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In the depths of mountains shrouded with ignorance and superstition, a man dedicates his life to igniting a passion for science and culture in children?s hearts. As his life draws to an end, he uses his dying breaths to impart knowledge on others. Fifty thousand lightyears away, in the depths of outer space, an interst... In the depths of mountains shrouded with ignorance and superstition, a man dedicates his life to igniting a passion for science and culture in children?s hearts. As his life draws to an end, he uses his dying breaths to impart knowledge on others. Fifty thousand lightyears away, in the depths of outer space, an interstellar war that has lasted for twenty thousand years draws to an end. In order to preserve the Milky Way?s many civilizations, the victor begins to exterminate lower-level life forms. When they reach Earth, they pose a test. The eighteen children deep in the mountains use the last lesson their teacher taught them to shine bright the hope of civilization&from the back cover.
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ISBN 9781945863691 · Simon and Schuster