| Tales of a Chinese Grandmother: 30 Traditional Tales from China Contributor(s): Carpenter, Frances (Author), Hasselriis, Malthe (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0804851611 ISBN-13: 9780804851619 Publisher: Tuttle Publishing OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Legends, Myths, Fables - Asian - Juvenile Fiction | Fairy Tales & Folklore - Country & Ethnic - General - Juvenile Fiction | People & Places - Asia |
| Dewey: 398.209 |
| LCCN: 72077514 |
| Lexile Measure: 1030 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 4.9" W x 7.9" (0.65 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian - Ethnic Orientation - Asian - Cultural Region - Chinese - Ethnic Orientation - Chinese - Ethnic Orientation - Multicultural |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This illustrated multicultural children's book presents classic Chinese fairy tales and other folklore--providing a delightful look into a rich literary culture. Chinese folktale tradition is as colorful and captivating as any, but the stories themselves still are not as well-known to Western readers as those from The Brothers Grimm, Mother Goose, or Hans Christian Andersen. Tales of a Chinese Grandmother presents a collection of 30 authentic Chinese tales. These classic stories represent the best of the Chinese folklore tradition, and are told here by the beloved Lao Lao--the grandmother in the nineteenth-century Ling household. The result of a long and proud storytelling tradition, these Chinese stories are sure to delight adults as well as children of all ages. Tales of a Chinese Grandmother includes:
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