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2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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"The legendary Nian monster has returned at Chinese New Year. Nian is intent on devouring Shanghai, starting with young Xingling! But Xingling is clever and thinks quickly to outwit him with Chinese New Year traditions"--
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In Legends of the Samurai, Sato confronts both the history and the legend of the samurai, untangling the two to present an authentic picture of these legendary warriors. Through his masterful translations of original samurai tales, laws, dicta, reports, and arguments accompanied by insightful commentary, Hiroaki Sato chronicles the changing ethos of the Japanese warrior from the samurai's historical origins to his rise to political power. For this...
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In this fascinating and comprehensive collection of Chinese myths and legends, E. T. C. Werner drew upon material readily available to him as a member of the Chinese government's' Historiographical Bureau in Peking. A former barrister and British consul in Foochow, Werner presents a wealth of information illuminating the ideas and beliefs that governed the daily lives of the Chinese people long before the revolutions of the 20th century.
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Upon his arrival in Japan in 1890, Lafcadio Hearn found himself enamored with the culture, people, and stories of the country, and would make Japan his home until his death in 1904. His collections of stories published during this time became the most popular of Hearn's writings, and earned him veneration worldwide as not only a great translator of Japanese mythology, but as a sensational teller of strange and wonderfully macabre tales. "Kwaidan"...
7) Los dedos
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Español
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Un sabio chino instruye a un niño sobre las funciones de los dedos. Le explica sus propiedades físicas, su simbología y la importancia de cada uno en la historia.
A Chinese wise man teaches a boy the purpose of our fingers. He explains their physical features, their symbolisms and the specific role each one plays in history.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The Chinese people often told stories that taught the listener about their culture. In this myth, the monkey king goes on an adventure to find a way to live forever. The Chinese monkey spirit myth is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Chinese Myth. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 3-6.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The Chinese people often told stories that taught the listener about their land. This flood myth explains what happens when the balance in nature is disturbed. In order to fix the world, Nü Gua must bring back order. The Chinese flood myth is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Chinese Myth. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 3-6.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The Chinese people often told stories that taught the listener about their land. This creation myth explains how the world was made. The Chinese creation myth is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Chinese Myth. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 3-6.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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The Chinese people often told stories that taught the listener about their land. The dragon was thought to be a gentle creature that protected one of the points of the compass. In this myth, the dragon and the phoenix become mountains to protect a beautiful pearl. The Chinese dragon myth is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Chinese Myth. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades 3-6.
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The Essential Asian Folklore Collection of classic folk tales and short stories from Asia:
• Chinese Folklore Tales
• Japanese Fairy-Tales
• Philippine Folk Tales
• Philippine Folklore Stories
• A Chinese Wonder Book
• Stories by English Authors: Orient
• Indian Fairy Tales
• Indian Ghost Stories
• Tales of Old Japan
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English
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A young lord undertakes the restoration of his family's fortunes and honor in this gripping retelling of a 15th-century Japanese epic. Gripping and evocative, it recounts the rebellions, plots, and battles that culminate in a vendetta's thrilling resolution. James S. de Benneville's Western-style narrative offers an exceptionally faithful retelling. 44 black-and-white illustrations.
15) The Ruined City
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Howard is a lonely, geeky tenth-grader dealing with a father who's had some kind of breakdown, a flaky, overprotective mother and frightening waking dreams. Then he meets Cate, a strange girl who convinces him that he is an Adept, which means he can communicate through dreams with other dimensions and, under certain circumstances, travel between them. Howard discovers that our world is only one of several dimensions swirling in time and space, and...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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520L
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English
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The Chinese people often told stories that taught the listener about their culture. In this zodiac myth, the emperor names the years of the zodiac after the animals who win a race. The Chinese zodiac myth is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Chinese.
18) Iban Journey
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Though his father, Bujang, loves him, Nuing runs away from home because the people of the longhouse reject him. Following a failed war expedition, Bunsu Jugam, the spirit of the youngest sun bear, rescues Nuing and brings him into the invisible world where he tells him that Bujang has been kidnapped by K'lansat demons. The python spirit of his father's trophy head spits on Nuing and causes his skin to burn and swell until he looks like a deformed...
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Emanuel Belilios, a wealthy Jewish opium oligarch, suddenly leaves Hong Kong, and his junior-wife, Pearl Li blames Semah, the senior-wife. Pearl kicks Semah out of the mansion where the polyamorous trio had lived, and she shuns everyone including her daughter Leah Felicie. But when death strikes Emanuel and Semah and her father in rapid succession, Pearl suspects that the Chinese curse against opium smugglers has returned. She must act swiftly to...
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