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Chinese Fables : The Dragon Slayer and Other Timeless Tales of Wisdom Hardcover - 2013
by Shiho S. Nunes
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- Hardcover
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- Title Chinese Fables : The Dragon Slayer and Other Timeless Tales of Wisdom
- Author Shiho S. Nunes
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition Hardcover with J
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 64
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Tuttle Publishing, United States.
- Date 2013
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0804841527I3N10
- ISBN 9780804841528 / 0804841527
- Weight 1.35 lbs (0.61 kg)
- Dimensions 10 x 10 x 0.5 in (25.40 x 25.40 x 1.27 cm)
- Ages 08 to 11 years
- Grade levels 3 - 6
- Reading level 810
- Library of Congress subjects Fables, Folklore - China
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012029059
- Dewey Decimal Code 398.2
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Summary
For thousands of years, Chinese storytellers have delighted listeners with stories about the value of virtues like honesty, respect, courage and self-reliance. Chinese Fables collects nineteen of these wonderful tales, some of them dating back to the third century BCE, and retells them in contemporary English for a modern audience.
Each of these stories offers a nugget of ancient folk wisdom and shares aspects of Chinese culture and lore. All of the tales express the foibles and wisdom of human experience with great humor and affection. And although the lessons are universal, the wit and flavor are uniquely Chinese.
Beautifully illustrated by a master Chinese artist using a patchwork of ancient tones and textures, with a deft touch of humor, this book will give great joy to children and adults alike.
Stories include:
Each of these stories offers a nugget of ancient folk wisdom and shares aspects of Chinese culture and lore. All of the tales express the foibles and wisdom of human experience with great humor and affection. And although the lessons are universal, the wit and flavor are uniquely Chinese.
Beautifully illustrated by a master Chinese artist using a patchwork of ancient tones and textures, with a deft touch of humor, this book will give great joy to children and adults alike.
Stories include:
- The Practical Bride
- Stealing the Bell
- Kwan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy
- Cooking the Duck
- Scaring the Tigers
- The Dragon Slayer