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Children's Picture Books
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Tikki Tikki Tembo by Arlene Mosel Publisher Comments Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo- chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo! Three decades and more than one million copies later children still love hearing about the boy with the long name who fell down the well. Arlene Mosel and Blair Lent's classic re-creation of... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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Five Chinese Brothers (96 Edition) by Claire Huchet Bishop Publisher Comments The classic picture-story about five clever brothers, each with a different extraordinary ability, has been in print for over 50 years. "An original nonsense tale told with...spirit and gusto." -- The Horn... (read more) List Price $5.99 Your price: $4.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Empty Pot by Demi Publisher Comments An IRA-CBC Children's Choice. An American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists."... (read more) List Price $7.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Barefoot Book of Buddhist Tales PB by Sherab Chodzin Publisher Comments The Buddha taught that life is like a dream, yet real. The ways in which we may fruitfully engage with this mystery are playfully explored in numerous tales from the folk traditions of countries including India, China, Japan and Tibet. This is a... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $12.99 New - Hardcover
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Grandfather Twilight P by Barbara Berger Publisher Comments Young children will be reassured by the gentle, glowing figure of Grandfather Twilight, whose nightly walk through the woods signals the onset of night and whose special task each evening is to place the moon in the sky. Perfect for bedtime sharing, the... (read more) Your price: $6.99 New - Trade Paper
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Stonecutter by Jon Muth Publisher Comments This adaptation of a Chinese folktale begins with a man's dissatisfaction with his life. Weary of being a stonecutter, he becomes many things in his quest for authority, each time finding that greater power lies elsewhere. Rooted in Taoist principles... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $6.98 Used - Hardcover
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School for Princes: Stories from the Panchatantra by Jamila Gavin Synopsis How can a king knock some sense into his silly sons so that they grow up sensible young men? A wise man tells the king that he can do the job in six weeks. Every time one of the boys says or does something rash, the sage will put him back on the straight... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $13.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Water Dragon: A Chinese Legend by Li Jian Publisher Comments Long ago, in a remote village in China, there lived a kind and generous little boy. He spent his days in the forest, collecting wood to trade for food. One day, the boy made a wondrous discovery: a magic stone that caused his money jar and rice crocks to... (read more) Your price: $16.95 New - Hardcover
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Lady Hahn and Her Seven Friends by Yumi Heo Publisher Comments Lady Hahn is a seamstress, and her seven friends are the tools she uses to sew—Mrs. Ruler, Newlywed Scissors, Young Bride Needle, Young Bride Red Thread, Old Lady Thimble, Young Lady Flatiron, and Little Miss Iron. When Lady Hahns friends... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Hardcover
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One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale by Demi Publisher Comments Long ago in India, there lived a raja who believed that he was wise and fair. But every year he kept nearly all the people's rice for himself. Then a village girl named Rani devises a clever plan, using the surprising power of doubling to win more than... (read more) List Price $21.99 Your price: $13.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Boy in the Garden by Allen Say Publisher Comments There was a story that Mama read to Jiro: Once, in old Japan, a young woodcutter lived alone in a little cottage. One winter day he found a crane struggling in a snare and set it free. When Jiro looks out the window into Mr. Ozus garden, he sees a crane... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price: $8.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Under the Cherry Blossom Tree: An Old Japanese Tale by Allen Say Publisher Comments There were eggs in every birds nest, the air buzzed with honeybees, and cherry trees blossomed all at once. The poor villagers forgot their cares and gathered in the meadow to sing and dance their time away. But their miserly landlord refused to be happy.... (read more) Your price: $5.95 New - Trade Paper
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The people who hugged the trees :an environmental folk tale by Deborah Lee Rose Publisher Comments Beautifully retold, the story of how Amrita saves the village trees from the woodcutters.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Hardcover
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New Clothes for New Year's Day by Hyun Joo Bae Publisher Comments The New Year is the start of everything new? Follow a young Korean girl as she dresses and prepares for celebrating the Lunar New Year. A New Year, a new day, a new morning. New clothes. We start the year with new things. New things, for the year-older... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Red Butterfly: How a Princess Smuggled the Secret of Silk Out of China by Deborah Noyes Publisher Comments This enchanting tale of hidden beauty and fierce courage offers the story of a young Chinese princess who must leave her fathers home of many splendors to marry the king of a far-off land. Her clever plan to ensure her cherished home is with her always... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Magic Fan by Keith Baker Publisher Comments When Yoshi, a remarkable young Japanese builder, runs out of ideas, a magic fan inspires him with new projects. It is only after losing the fan that Yoshi discovers he can depend on his own imagination after all. "Fan-shaped cutout pages are splendid... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $2.95 Used - Hardcover
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Sita's Ramayana by Samhita Arni Synopsis The Ramayana is an epic poem by the Hindu sage Valmiki, written in ancient Sanskrit sometime after 300 BC. It is an allegorical story that contains important Hindu teachings, and it has had great influence on Indian life and culture over the centuries... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Chinese Fairy Book by Richard Wilhelm Publisher Comments These 73 fairy tales from ancient China have a distinctive Far Eastern glow about them. Some, like "The Lady of the Moon," are exquisitely poetic. Others, such as "The Kindly Magician," are filled with black magic. All will appeal to young and... (read more) List Price $10.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Little Sima and the Giant Bowl: A Chinese Folktale (On My Own Folklore) by Zhi Qu Synopsis Little Sima's village in China was suffering from a 100 years without rain. Then a wizard gave the Sima family a giant porcelain bowl. He said this gang would turn their luck around. Sure enough, rain started to fall. But one day, Little Sima's friend... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $3.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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Liang and the Magic Paintbrush by Demi Publisher Comments When a poor boy in China receives a magical paintbrush, everything he paints turns to life. But the wicked emperor wants to capture the boy when he hears the news. The story will excite readers as the ruler gets his just reward when the boy creates a... (read more) List Price $8.99 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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