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Asian Children's Favorite Stories

A Treasury of Folktales from China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia

by David Conger
Patrick Yee
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This beautifully illustrated multicultural children's book showcases many of the stories and fairy tales from Asia.
For thousands of years, parents around the world have been telling their children stories; at bedtime, over the dinner table, and around the fire. Each country has its own set of fascinating tales, which are especially enjoyable for children to discover. Asian Children's Favorite Stories is a marvelous collection of 13 beautifully told folktales from eight major countries in Asia-China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. Open the pages of this fascinating storybook to introduce your child to the wonders of Asia-and the joy of finding new favorites for story time or bedtime reading.
Asian children's stories include:
  • The Waters of Olive Lake—CHINA
  • Why Cats and Dogs Don't Get Along—KOREA
  • The Clever Rabbit and Numskull—INDIA
  • The Crane's Gratitude—JAPAN
  • Why the Tapir Has No Tail—MALAYSIA
  • Baka the Cow and Kalabaw the Water Buffalo—PHILIPPINES
  • And many more!
    • The Children's Favorite Stories series was created to share the folktales and legends most beloved by children in the East with young readers of all backgrounds in the West. Other multicultural children's books in this series include: Indian Children's Favorite Stories, Indonesian Children's Favorite Stories, Japanese Children's Favorite Stories, Singapore Children's Favorite Stories, Favorite Children's Stories from China & Tibet, Chinese Children's Favorite Stories, Korean Children's Favorite Stories, Balinese Children's Favorite Stories, and Vietnamese Children's Favorite Stories.

    • Creators

    • Series

      Favorite Children's Stories

    • Publisher

    • Release date

      November 27, 2012

    • Formats

      • OverDrive Read

        • ISBN: 9781462907915

      • EPUB ebook

        • ISBN: 9781462907915
        • File size: 8462 KB

    • Languages

      • English

    • Levels

      • Lexile® Measure: 780
      • Text Difficulty: 3-4

    • Reviews

      • School Library Journal

        March 1, 2007
        K-Gr 4-Some of these 13 stories have been widely retold, such as "The Crane's Gratitude" from Japan and "Liang and His Magic Brush" from China. Others have variations told in other cultures, such as "How the Sea Became Salty." Most of the selections are six to eight pages in length. Yee's watercolor illustrations add lushness as well as humor in all the right places. The final story, from Thailand, "The Lucky Farmer Becomes King," is the longest in the collection at 15 pages. There is a bit of gore when the farmer's wife kills a bearshe is shown holding a bloody knife, standing over the prone animal. The volume includes a brief glossary, but lacks source notes. While the retellings, done by a number of different people, are not consistently strong, this title will make an attractive addition to larger collections."DeAnn Okamura, San Mateo County Library, CA"

        Copyright 2007 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

    Formats

    • OverDrive Read
    • EPUB ebook

    subjects

    Languages

    • English

    Levels

    • Lexile® Measure:780
    • Text Difficulty:3-4

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