Dewey Edition23
Reviews"The stories are retold in crisp, contemporary idiom and use rich, expressive language that makes them great for reading aloud, whether at home or in school." -- Papertigers.org blog, "There are such beautiful illustrations in this book; some full pages of color and others are partial pages worked around the text. [...] It's nice to have a collection of folktales from different countries in one book that are so well blend together, such as these." -- Castle View Academy, "The illustrations allow the reader to picture the culture as well as the setting. The stories bring in various parts of the culture...as well as some of the structure of the society. As always I find these stories a fun way to bring the culture alive..." -- Crafty Moms Share blog
Dewey Decimal398.2095
Synopsis**Winner of Moonbeam Children's Book Award Gold Medal** For thousands of years, children all over the world have listened to popular folktales. Each country has its own set of fascinating stories, and learning those from another part of the world is both entertaining and educational. Asian Children's Favorite Stories presents 7 Asian folktales from different countries--China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines, Thailand, and Indonesia. The classic stories in this book include: Why Cats and Dogs Don't Get Along (Korea) Baka the Cow and Kalabaw the Water Buffalo (Philippines) How the Mousedeer Became a Judge (Indonesia) Liang and His Magic Brush (China) The Lucky Farmer Becomes King (Thailand) The Clever Rabbit and Numskull (India) The Crane's Gratitude (Japan) This multicultural children's book opens doors to other cultures and engages the imagination., For thousands of years, children all over the world have listened to popular folktales. Each country has its own set of fascinating stories, and learning those from another part of the world is both entertaining and educational. Asian Children's Favorite Stories presents 8 Asian folktales from different countries -- China, Japan, Korea, India, the Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Stories include: Why Cats and Dogs Don't Get Along -- Korea Baka the Cow and Balabaw the Water Buffalo -- Phillippines The Mousedeer Becomes a Judge -- Indonesia LIang and His Magic Brush -- China Brave Bear, Snake and Crocodile Killer -- Thailand Numskull and Rabbit -- India The Crane's Gratitude -- Japan