Title:
Chinese fables : "The Dragon Slayer" and other timeless tales of wisdom / Shiho S. Nunes ; illustrated by Lak-Khee Tay-Audouard.
ISBN:
9780804841528
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
Rutland, Vermont : Tuttle, [2013]
©2013
Physical Description:
64 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Contents:
The practical bride -- The wrong audience -- Stealing the bell -- Sakyamuni and Lao-Tse -- The same sickness -- "Everybody's talking about it!" -- The vigilant sentry -- Kwan Yin, the goddess of mercy -- The King of Beasts -- A small gift -- Cooking the duck -- What's in a name? -- The same difference -- Scaring the tigers -- The dragon slayer -- No takers -- The egg -- Welcome guests -- Change of fashion.
Summary:
An illustrated retelling of nineteen fables and tales from China, each of which features a nugget of ancient folk wisdom and introduces aspects of traditional Chinese culture and lore.
Added Author:
Audience:
810L Lexile
OCLC Number:
ocn808413703
Availability:
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