Journey to the West (2015) 西遊記
Author: Yoko Yokoyama
Illustrator: Leg Jiro
Publisher: Gakken Plus
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Children
Date: February 3, 2015
Pages: 154 pages
Book Series: World Classics to Read Before Age 10
Number of issues: 30
ISBN: 4052041607
Language: Japanese
Adaptation: Retelling
Summary:
A monkey born from a stone trains hard and is given the name Son Goku, but he goes on a rampage in heaven. He was trapped under a mountain for 500 years after the Buddha, but he ends up accompanying Tripitaka, who is traveling to the West to retrieve a sutra. This is the 10th installment of the easy-to-read World Masterpieces series.
