Asian Children's Favorite Stories: Folktales from China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines and Other Asian Lands
Asian Children's Favorite Stories: Folktales from China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines and Other Asian Lands
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Asian Children's Favorite Stories: Folktales from China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines and Other Asian Lands

Written by Liana Romulo
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5 - 14
Reading age
64
Page count
780L
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Mar 5, 2019
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Winner of Moonbeam Children’s Book Award Gold Medal For thousands of years, children all over the world have listened to popular folktales. Each country has its own set of fascinating stories, and learning those from another part of the world is both entertaining and educational. Asian Children’s Favorite Stories presents 7 Asian folktales from different countries–China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia. The classic stories in this book include: Why Cats and Dogs Don’t Get Along (Korea)Baka the Cow and Kalabaw the Water Buffalo (Philippines)How the Mousedeer Became a Judge (Indonesia)Liang and His Magic Brush (China)The Lucky Farmer Becomes King (Thailand)The Clever Rabbit and Numskull (India)The Crane’s Gratitude (Japan)This multicultural children’s book opens doors to other cultures and engages the imagination.

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    Book Details

    ISBN
    9780804850230
    Publication Date
    March 5, 2019
    Publisher
    Tuttle Publishing
    Page Count
    64
    Reading Age
    5 - 14 years
    Lib. of Congress (LCCN)
    2018955867
    Lexile® Level
    780L
    Est. Fountas & Pinnell Level
    ~S
    Est. ATOS® Book Level
    ~5

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