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1) Lon Po Po: a Red-Riding Hood story from China

Author

Young, Ed

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Appears on list

Caldecott

Description

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Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.

2) The Seven Chinese Brothers

Author

Mahy, Margaret

Publisher

Scholastic Inc

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Seven Chinese brothers elude execution by virtue of their extraordinary individual qualities. 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.

3) The empty pot

Author

Demi

Series

Ping (Demi) volume 1

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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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.

4) The emperor and the kite

Author

Yolen, Jane

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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When the emperor is imprisoned in a high tower, his smallest daughter, whom he has always ignored, uses her kite to save him.

5) The rainbow people

Author

Yep, Laurence

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 6

Language

English

Description

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A collection of twenty Chinese folk tales that were passed on by word of mouth for generations, as told by some oldtimers newly settled in the United States.--

6) Tikki Tikki Tembo

Author

Mosel, Arlene

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1

Language

Español

Description

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When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.