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The Snake Goddess Colors the World: A Chinese Tale Told in English and Chinese

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Long long ago, the world was a colorless, gray place. It had stayed that way for thousands of years. People never expected anything different until one day, the colorful Snake Goddess, Nuwa, fell from the sky. She was determined to bring color and beauty to the gray nothingness of the earth, but all the colors kept running out through a giant hole in the sky. To fix the hole and bring color to the world, Nuwa would have journey near and far to find the five magical colored stones that were her only hope for fixing the sky. Join the Snake Goddess on her journey to bring color to a desolate world.

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Long long ago, the world was a colorless, gray place. It had stayed that way for thousands of years. People never expected anything different until one day, the colorful Snake Goddess, Nuwa, fell from the sky. She was determined to bring color and beauty to the gray nothingness of the earth, but all the colors kept running out through a giant hole in the sky. To fix the hole and bring color to the world, Nuwa would have journey near and far to find the five magical colored stones that were her only hope for fixing the sky. Join the Snake Goddess on her journey to bring color to a desolate world.
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About the Author

Li Jian graduated from Hebei Normal University in 2001, majoring in Chinese Painting. Mr. Li used to be a middle school art teacher, an editor for children's books, and a partner in an illustration studio. Currently Mr. Li owns his own studio focusing on illustrations for children's fairy tales. He is the author of The Water Dragon and The Little Monkey King's Journey.
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ISBN:
9781602209824
Subtitle:
A Chinese Tale Told in English and Chinese
Author:
Jian, Li
Author:
Jian, Li
Publisher:
Shanghai Press, Better Link Press
Subject:
Legends, Myths, & Fables - Other
Subject:
Children s-Fables
Subject:
Non-Classifiable
Copyright:
2013
Edition Description:
Hardcover with Jacket
Publication Date:
20130326
Binding:
Hardback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
full-color Chinese ink style illustratio
Pages:
42
Dimensions:
9 x 9.25 in
Age Level:
from 4 up to 8
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"Synopsis" by , Long long ago, the world was a colorless, gray place. It had stayed that way for thousands of years. People never expected anything different until one day, the colorful Snake Goddess, Nuwa, fell from the sky. She was determined to bring color and beauty to the gray nothingness of the earth, but all the colors kept running out through a giant hole in the sky. To fix the hole and bring color to the world, Nuwa would have journey near and far to find the five magical colored stones that were her only hope for fixing the sky. Join the Snake Goddess on her journey to bring color to a desolate world.
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