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23) Night visitors
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Retelling of a Chinese folktale in which a young scholar learns respect for all forms of life when he becomes part of an ant colony in a dream.
24) The stonecutter
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Description
A stonecutter wants to be everything he is not and has to learn the hard way that what he really wants to be is exactly who he is.
27) Little Plum
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
An old Chinese couple has a son who never grows any larger than a plum seed, but his size does not prevent him from saving his village from a cruel lord.
28) The magic boat
Author
Publisher
Holt
Pub. Date
1990.
Language
English
Description
When honest Chang is tricked out of his magic boat, he and his friends venture to win it back from wicked Ying and the greedy Emperor.
Author
Language
English
Description
When her ailing father is conscripted to fight invaders from the north, Mulan dresses as a man to take his place in the army. Chosen for an elite team under the command of the princeling, they cross the Great Wall to face the enemy beyond. An old enemy and an attraction for her troop's commander complicate her mission. -- adapted from jacket
31) The shady tree
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Ping returns and deals with the selfish Tan Tan, who owns a beautiful house and a beautiful shady tree, but who does not share, so Ping turns Tan Tan's greed into his own gain, but remains true to his generous nature.
35) Tiger woman
Author
Publisher
BridgeWater Books
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
When she refuses to share her food with a beggar, an old woman finds herself transformed into various animals, until she learns a lesson about greed.
36) The empty pot
Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
[1990]
Language
English
Description
When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to grow a flower from the seeds distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty.