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DISCOVER THE WONDERS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA THROUGH ART Exploring Southeast Asia with Anita Magsaysay-Ho focuses on the Filipina artist who was part of a group of artists known as the Thirteen Moderns in the Philippines. She was the only woman in the group. Magsaysay-Ho is a Social Realist painter who documented the life and culture of the Philippines in the early 20th century. Through her art, the story will take readers through the history of the Philippines and how women formed a large part of the labour force. The story invites young readers to examine the life of a female artist, the constraints as well as the liberty of being the only woman in a group of renowned male artists.

DISCOVER THE WONDERS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA THROUGH ART Exploring Southeast Asia with Chuah Thean Teng takes the reader through the Malaysian batik painter's life in Penang, Malaysia, where Chuah opened a batik factory following WWII. Focusing on his life after the closure of his batik factory, we see how Chuah persevered to make art with batik, becoming the father of batik painting. Through Chuah's paintings, readers will learn about the importance of batik in Malaysia's art world as well as the techniques of batik and batik painting. Chuah's artworks were featured in UNESCO's greeting cards in 1989. Readers will also get a glimpse of a Malaysian kampung and a Malaysian way of life.

DISCOVER THE WONDERS OF SOUTHEAST ASIA THROUGH ART Exploring Southeast Asia with Liu Kang is an exploration of a segment of Singapore's history through Liu Kang's seminal work, Life By The River. The story takes readers through a slice of Liu Kang's life in Singapore before the founding of the Nanyang style, an art movement that has become embedded in the art history of Singapore. Readers will see how Liu Kang struggled to ?nd artistic inspiration in Malaya and how a trip to Bali changed his mind and perception of home. Weaved into the story is that of Singapore seen through the lens of the artist. Children will learn about life in pre-independence Singapore, its landscape, and people.