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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm
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English
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In this retelling of an ancient Chinese folk tale, a hard-working young bachelor is rewarded for his kindness.
Retells the ancient Chinese folk tale in which a young man named Tuan helps an unusually large snail, and discovers a surprise the next evening.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
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Retells the race of the animals from which the twelve signs of the Chinese zodiac were derived. Includes illustrations in the style of classical Chinese painting.
Featuring illustrations based on Chinese painting techniques, a retelling of the mythological animal race that led to the twelve signs in the Chinese Zodiac traces the proclamation of the Jade Emperor and the respective efforts of thirteen animals.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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English
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In this version of a tale with many Asian variations, a wise king, who rules a town full of foolish people in the mountains of Tibet, puts a donkey and a rock on trial to settle the dispute between two honest men.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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中文(繁體)
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"There was once an extraordinary girl who was as beautiful as she was brave. She knew how to read and write and sew. She loved to ride horses and shoot her bow and arrows. But it was the love for her family and her father that made her into a great soldier."--Page 4 of cover.
Presents a retelling of the Chinese folk song in which a young woman disguises herself as a man in order to fight in the army in the place of her father, who is too old to go...
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