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Seven Chinese Brothers

by Margaret Mahy

ISBN13: 9780590420570
ISBN10: 0590420577
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With humor and wit, internationally acclaimed author Margaret Mahy captures the courageous adventures of seven brothers who use their supernatural gifts to overpower a cruel emperor. This ALA Notable Book features beautifully executed illustrations full of historical detail. "Exceptional".--School Library Journal, starred review.

About the Author

Margaret Mahy (1936-2012) worked as a librarian in her native New Zealand before becoming a full-time writer in 1980. Beloved by generations of readers, she wrote over 150 books for children and young adults, and in 2006, she received the Hans Christian Andersen Award (the "Nobel Prize of children's books") for her contribution to children's literature.

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ISBN:: 9780590420570
ill.:: Tseng, Mou-Sien
ill.:: Tseng, Jean
Illustrator:: Tseng, Mou-Sien
Author:: Mahy, Margaret
Author:: Tseng, Mou-Sien
Author:: Tseng, Jean
Publisher:: Scholastic
Location:: New York :
Subject:: Children's fiction
Subject:: Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks
Subject:: Fairy Tales & Folklore - Single Title
Subject:: Brothers and sisters
Subject:: Folklore
Subject:: Fairy Tales & Folklore - Asian
Subject:: Fairy tales
Subject:: Juveniles
Subject:: Folklore -- China.
Subject:: Fairy Tales & Folklore / Collections by a Single Author
Subject:: Children s Fairy Tales-General
Subject:: Children s-General
Edition Description:: Trade Paper
Series:: Blue Ribbon Book
Series Volume:: no. 9000
Publication Date:: 19920731
Binding:: TRADE PAPER
Grade Level:: from P up to 3
Language:: English
Illustrations:: Yes
Pages:: 40
Dimensions:: 8 x 10 in
Children's Book Type:: Picture / Wordless
Age Level:: 04-08

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